ruminant herbivore adaptations

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give examples of ruminants 
cows goats and sheep
what is meant by ruminants 
these are animals that mainly eat grass and forage
describe a ruminants stomach 
it is 4 chambered
why are ruminants herbivores unable to digest grass and forage 
they do not produce the enzyme cellulase
what resides in the ruminants gut that allows them to eat grass and forage and why 
mutalistic bacteria that secrete cellulase enzymes
where in the stomach is mutalistic bacteria located 
in the rumen
describe how cellulose moves through ruminants 
the bacterial enzymes break the bonds between the glucose molecules and is then broken down int he rumen bacteria , the broken down glucose is then absorbed across the rumen membrane to provide the animals with energy