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The Cecum contains microorganisms which digest cellulose.Why would the presence of these microorganisms be important in the process of digestion?
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∙ 16y ago
Herbivorous mammals don't secrete the enzymes required to digest cellulose. They sub-contract the work of cellulose digestion to guest bacteria. The bacteria are provided with a home and lots of food in exchange.
Humans don't do this. We have no capacity to digest cellulose. The appendix is the remnant of the Caecum in the human.
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