Multiple choice

mammals that are able to get nutrients from plants by fermenting it in a specialized stomach

  1. Nonruminant Herbivore

  2. Horse

  3. Omasum

  4. Ruminant

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Ruminants are mammals that possess a specialized, multi-chambered stomach where microbes ferment plant material before chemical digestion. Nonruminant herbivores also digest plants but rely on hindgut fermentation rather than a specialized fermenting stomach.