Humans lack the necessary enzymes to break down and digest the cellulose in grass, which makes up the majority of its structure. Additionally, grass does not contain a high enough concentration of protein to sustain human dietary needs. Animals, on the other hand, have evolved to have the necessary enzymes and digestive systems to break down and extract nutrition from grass. Many herbivorous animals, such as cows and sheep, have complex stomachs that allow them to ferment and extract nutrients from grass.
Animals have to consume food as they cannot make their own food
Often when people consume excess protein, the ammonia formed as a by-product of protein metabolism cannot be eliminated through urine, as it usually is. In this case, it is lost in sweat.
Yes, an animal is alive. It breathes; it reproduces; it consumes, digests and eliminates, and it grows. These are what living things do, that "inanimate" things cannot.
Animals in the kingdom Animalia are heterotrophic. Therefore, they cannot create their own food or break down waste for food. They must consume food.
Animals can move independently, consume food, and feel emotions, which plants cannot do. Plants, on the other hand, can perform photosynthesis to make their own food, store energy in the form of starch, and reproduce through seeds or spores, which animals cannot do.
You cannot consume them because fertilizied eggs are eggs which are going to grow into baby chicks.
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, and while they are essential for the body, they cannot effectively replace protein in a diet. Protein provides a variety of essential nutrients and amino acids that are necessary for overall health and proper bodily functions. It is important to consume a balanced diet that includes a variety of protein sources to meet your nutritional needs.
Yes, cats and dogs with celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein present in wheat, barley and rye.
Pretty much any living organism produces proteins since proteins are necessary for life. This includes everything from plants to fungi to microbes to cells. Viruses cannot produce proteins in and of themselves since they need their host's ribosomes to make their protein.
A heterotroph cannot produce its own food and must therefore consume other organisms to live. All animals and fungi are heterotrophs.
No. A food chain must begin with a producer, which uses photo- or chemosynthesis to produce energy. Animals must consume other organisms to obtain energy and so cannot be producers.
Most things that are not plants are consumers. So, too, are reptiles consumers because the can consume plants or other animals for energy, but cannot produce their own energy.