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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.
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∙ 11y agoBasically because they're digestive systems are designed to process meat as opposed to plant material. Apparently it's easier to digest meat rather than plant material--meat being a sort of "energy bar" of food whereas plants are usually less dense with the needed nutrition and more dense with the stuff that makes them stiff and unmoving i.e. "crisp" or "woody" and is why trees are usually part of the scenery and not on center stage as it were. Also consider why deer, cows and other herbivores have to chew their "cud" and usually have multiple stomaches. It's because those digestive systems have to sort through all the woody, non-nutritious packing to get to the metaphorical goods.
If you want more info try looking up the term "obligate carnivore".
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Carnivores can exist in a plant free world if their prey would reproduce enough?
no because their prey will not have anything to eat so it will start to die and if they cant eat they cant live, if they cant live then they cant reproduce, if they cant reproduce then the carnivores will die. So to speak, if one thing in the food chain is gone most likely the whole chain is broken.
Why cant there be more carnivores than herbivores?
carnivores are animals which eat animals while herbivores are animals which eat plant and every one knows that plants are an easy source of food with this herbivores increase in numbers as there is plenty and easy to get food and carnivores stay at a low number as it is difficult to catch there food
What is the only thing the human body cant digest?
cellulose
How do you kill the brachiosaurus in carnivores dinosaur hunter for android?
you cant its imposible they mde it that way
How can you tell a sugar cane plant from a river cane plant?
you cant.
Carnivores can exist in a plant free world if their prey would reproduce enough?
no because their prey will not have anything to eat so it will start to die and if they cant eat they cant live, if they cant live then they cant reproduce, if they cant reproduce then the carnivores will die. So to speak, if one thing in the food chain is gone most likely the whole chain is broken.
Can a mushroom digest its food?
no it cant digest its own food
What human foods cant horses eat?
meat. things that will poison them, or things that their stomach won't be able to digest. pretty much the same as us.
What is the part of plant food that you cant digest?
Cellulose, or fiber, is the tough, indigestible part of plants. Since the body cannot digest it, it passed out in the stool. Fiber is very good for your body, because it keeps you bowels healthy.
Why cant there be more carnivores than herbivores?
carnivores are animals which eat animals while herbivores are animals which eat plant and every one knows that plants are an easy source of food with this herbivores increase in numbers as there is plenty and easy to get food and carnivores stay at a low number as it is difficult to catch there food
How do humans digest pure gold?
they cant
Is a form of carbohydrate that the body can't digest?
Any food that is High in fat. Fat does not digest so easily, and remains the stomach much longer than foods that can be broken down and distributed. The fat will be broken down into tiny bits and then pass through to the small intestine and then stored as "fat" in the cells as well as under the skin.
Can rats it grass?
*eat They can, they just cant digest it
Why teeth is important for human being?
without teeth, humans would not be able to crush their food in order to digest, therefore limiting us to soft foods which cant fit all of our dietary needs.
Why you remove the skin of the fish?
your body cant digest the scales
What is the only thing the human body cant digest?
cellulose
When animals eat plants what effect happens?
it depends on the plant really, if its a vegetable or fruit plant its fine, but not for more than three meals. Some animals are herbivores, who can live on it full time, and carnivores cant live on it for more than three meals. if its a poisonous plant, the will get sick (both)
