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Name the type of carbohydrate that can be digested by ruminants but not by humans. Give the reason also.
Answer:
Cellulose is a type of carbohydrate that can be digested by ruminants and not by humans .
Cellulose is digested by the action of certain bacteria present only in the stomach of ruminants like cattle(cows, buffaloes).
On the other hand, cellulose digesting enzymes are absent in humans .
