What organisms are able to digest cellulose?

Termites are an example of organisms that digest cellulose. Termites digest cellulose due to the cellulolytic bacteria present in the gut of the termite.

the organisms which feeds on raw plants are able to digest cellulose since they secrete an enzyme cellulase for cellulose digestion. no. Bacteria break down the cellulose in the digestive tracts of herbivores.

Salivary amylase is not able to digest cellulose. Amylase has the ability to digest starch but cellulose is a fibre which in indigestible.

Cellulose is hard to digest plant material found in plants such as grass and leaves. Herbivores such as Cows and giraffes can digest cellulose. certain types of bacteria can digest cellulose as well.

None. Humans can't digest cellulose. Bacteria in the large intestine can digest some cellulose, creating gas and vitamin K.

Micro-organisms (bacteria and probably some protozoa).

Actually ruminants cannot digest cellulose, they have symbiotic bacteria in a part of their stomach called a "rumen" digest the cellulose down to sugars and starches that the ruminants can actually digest in another part of their stomach later.

A: Humans are unable to digerst cellulose. Explaination: Long story short, we lack the necessary enzymes since cellulose has a different structure than other carbohydrates that we are able to digest i.e. starches.

herbivores have a larger small intestine than carnivores and are able to digest plant cellulose.

Functional caecum

Technically no. All animals with a vertebrate cannot digest cellulose on their own. However, animals such as cows and rats do get the nutrients from bacteria. Unlike in humans, rats have an enlarged caecum, which is where the fermentation of cellulose occurs. Microorganisms like bacteria live in the caecum and they are able to digest the cellulose. The bacteria in turn, is digested by the rat and that is how it attains the cellulose.

cellulose basically found in plants human being can not digest the cellulose but animal can digest very well and easily specially herbivores animals. we see that cellulose not digest in human being but its important nutrients for human beings becoz its contain fiber which non digest able carb. the function of die trey fibers decrease the absorptions of glucose cholesterol form in intestine

No, it can only be digested by certain micro-organisms, which few animals have symbiotically living in their guts.

Well some animals can digest cellulose, such as cows.. However human cant digest cellulose because we dont have the enzyme to breakdown cellulose. Cows have bacteria that makes the enzyme to breakdown cellulose in their digestive system, thats why they can digest Cellulose, but we dont have the bacteria and that kind of enzyme.

the appendix digest cellulose, but human appendix does not work.

Complex answer: Cellulose is a polysaccharide that provides structural support for plants. Humans cannot digest cellulose. Thus, you cannot digest wood, which is mostly cellulose. :Simple answer Humans cannot digest the carbohydrate cellulose. Soures:AP biology class, Textbook :3

They have a special bacteria present in the ruminant part of the stomach which digest the cellulose.

None. Animals that can digest cellulose host special bacteria to digest the cellulose molecules, and humans do not host these.

The cell walls of plants are made of cellulose. Approximately 33 percent of all plant material is cellulose. Humans cannot digest cellulose, but animals such as cows and horses can digest cellulose for food.

Humans can't digest cellulose.

Humans don't have the enzymes required to digest it. Cellulose is made up of sugars, but they are intertwined in a more complicated way than starch.

The animals that are able to digest cellulose are the ones who were designed to do so. For example cows, elephants and some termites are able to do so. These animals have bacteria, larger enzymes and complex digestive systems do to so. Animals such as herbivores need these complex digestive tracts because they do not eat mean, therefore they need a greater supply of energy (from cellulose) to loco-mote (move).

To digest cellulose, organisms must produce the enzyme cellulase. Humans and termites are unable to produce cellulase themselves but termites have living in their gut simple organisms (protozoa and bacteria) which can produce the enzyme. This is an example of mutualism - a relationship between two species in which both organisms benefit. The protoza and bacteria benefit by receiving a constant supply of food (wood) from the termite. The termite benefits from the energy-rich sugar…

Cellulase is the enzyme used to digest cellulose, which is produced by the microflora in a cow's rumen.

No, feces is a waste product. It is only what an organism cannot digest. Organisms who regularly eat meat will have the enzymes to digest the proteins and dissolve any tough portions. Human feces contains substances that we don't have the enzymes to digest such as cellulose or fiber.

You can not digest cellulose or what we call fiber.

Cellulose cannot be digested by a human but many organisms can digest it. Notable examples are the protozoa that live in the gut of a termite and fungus.

Cellulose is considered roughage because it is not digestible. Only organisms that are aided by certain bacterias that are not present in humans can digest cellulose. Cellulose is a polysaccharide because it is made up of glucose monomers bonded together through dehydration reactions (releases H2O).

The cellulose in the alimentary canal triggers the peristaltic movement so that the food can be digested faster but the cellulose itself is non-digest-able so it's passed out from our body through the anus as feces.

Cellulose also known as fibre , human beings do not have enzyme to digest cellulose.

cellulose has to be converted into acitic acid by enzyme.in the absence of it, cellulose can not be digested d.k.jain

You CAN digest corn, just not the little cellulose bag each kernel comes in. The reason is, that for whatever reason, there are no digestive enzymes in the human body that CAN digest the cellulose.

Cellulose cannot be digested by humans. Cellulose cellulose humans cannot digest cellulose cellulose Cellulose Cellulose (aka Fiber) can not be digested by humans because, we don't have the bacteria needed to break down cellulose. Sucrose, Maltose, and Fructose are all disaccharides (carbohydrates/sugars) and are all able to be broken down to glucose in the body.

Humans cannot digest cellulose.

In order for a substrate to be digested within any organism, the organism should possess the specific enzyme which has the capability to digest the specific substrate. The enzyme cellulase is required to digest cellulose, which is not present within the human digestive system. Ruminants digest cellulose by harboring commensals within their digestive tract. These commensals have cellulase and can digest cellulose.

Animals such as cows, horses, sheep, goats, and termites have symbiotic bacteria in the intestinal tract that contain the enzymes that allow them to digest cellulose in the GI tract. No vertebrate (animals with an internal skeleton) can digest cellulose directly; all must use the enzyme to break down cellulose.

Because they have extra digestive organs. human could digest cellulose if appendix (organ) has not been a vestigal organ in his body. According to http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/547cellulose.html, no animal alone can digest... but some have symbiotic bacteria with the right enzymes to break cellulose down. "Animals such as cows, horses, sheep, goats, and termites have symbiotic bacteria in the intestinal tract. These symbiotic bacteria possess the necessary enzymes to digest cellulose in the GI tract. They have…

yes, bacteria in some animal such as horse can breakdown the cellulose

The only weakness these creatures had was their inability to digest cellulose.

Animals do not have the right enzymes to digest fiber.

Humans cannot digest the carbohydrate cellulose. its fiber.

No, starch is easier to digest.

cecum or caecum

Amylase cannot bind the cellulose molecule to its active site because cellulose has a helical shape.

Paper has cellulose fiber but human body can't digest cellulose fiber.

Because they do not have the digestive enzyme to break down cellulose.

Your body cant digest cellulose but its pretty much just fiber

Because plant cells have a tough cellulose wall surrounding their cell wall and most animals do not make enzymes which digest cellulose that efficiently and also because animal cells do not contain cellulose so they are much easier to digest.

Omnivores generally eat plant and animal proteins. While omnivore can, to a certain degree, digest cellulose, they have less of an ability to do so than herbivores.

Humans and almost all organisms have symbiotic or non-symbiotic bacteria throughout the alimentary canal. This is due to the indigestibility of cellulose found abundant in plant material. Because of the way cellulose (fiber) is bonded, very few animals have the enzymes to digest it. The bacteria in the small intestine of a human, such as E. coli, are able to digest some of the organic material that we are not able to. One of the…