Cellulose is one of the most abundant organic molecules in the biosphere, but most animals lack the enzymes needed to break it down. Nevertheless, some animals have and can digest a diet high in cellulose because
A) cellulose provides essential fatty acids.
B) their microbial symbionts break it down, allowing them to obtain energy from cellulose indirectly.
C) cellulose is a required nutrient for microbial symbionts.
D) the only food supply available to them contains large amounts of cellulose.
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