Multiple choice

Which of the following plant eating animals digest their food in two steps?

  1. saprophytes

  2. herbivores

  3. carnivores

  4. ruminants

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Ruminants like cows, sheep, and deer have a specialized four-chambered stomach that allows them to digest plant material in two steps: initial swallowing and fermentation, followed by regurgitation and re-chewing of cud. This breaks down cellulose more thoroughly.