Which of the following statements regarding animal digestive systems is false?
A) Meat is more difficult to digest than vegetable matter because of its protein content.
B) We expect that an herbivore will have a longer alimentary canal than a carnivore of similar body size.
C) When cows chew their cud,it helps to soften and break down plant fibers,making these more accessible to digestion by microbes.
D) Many herbivorous animals have cellulose- digesting microbes in their colon and cecum.
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