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Question
Why is the small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores?
Solution
Food of herbivores contains mostly cellulose. To digest cellulose herbivores need help from certain bacteria. To accommodate the microbes and to facilitate digestion of food herbivores have a longer small intestine than carnivores.
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