What is the adaptive function of specialized digestive tract chambers in vegetarian animals like cows and horses?
a. maintain low pH for stomach enzymes.
b. mixing of bile and pancreatic enzymes with food.
c. for storage of partially digested plant material.
d. housing symbiotic bacteria required for cellulose digestion.
e. consolidation of undigested waste before defecation.
Answer: d. housing symbiotic bacteria required for cellulose digestion.
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