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Herbivores depend on plants for their nutrition. These plants contain complex carbohydrates like cellulose and hemicellulose that need to be broken down, whereas carnivores do not eat plants. Hence, small intestine is longer in herbivores than in carnivores.
Solution
Herbivores depend on plants for their nutrition. These plants contain complex carbohydrates like
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