Question

Animals cannot digest cellulose due to the type of bonding between the glucose monomers. The glucose monomers are there for an energy source but are unattainable. Yet ruminants such as cows and sheep, and termites eat cellulose in the form of grasses and wood. How do they do it

Answer 1

Bacteria and other organisms that make cellulase are found in the digestive tracts of these animals. Cellulase breaks down cellulose.