Campbell Biology (11th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13409-341-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-13409-341-3

Chapter 41 - 41.4 - Concept Check - Page 912: 1

Answer

The lengthened digestive system would also lengthen the time it took in which food plants were exposed to each digestive process, helping them break down somewhat better.

Work Step by Step

A longer alimentary canal could help improve plant digestion, but would not allow an organism that did not have the correct enzyme production or gut flora to fully digest them.
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