Question

Usually digestion of cellulose in herbivorous animals takes place in ______.

Options

• Duodenum

• Jejunum

• Stomach

• Vermiform appendix

Answer 1

Usually digestion of cellulose in herbivorous animals takes place in Vermiform appendix.

Explanation:

In herbivorous animals (as per standard textbook context, e.g., rabbit), cellulose digestion occurs in the vermiform appendix (caecum region). This part contains symbiotic microorganisms that produce enzymes to break down cellulose.