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(B) The process of consuming feces to re-digest cellulose and other nutrients is known as coprophagy.Animals that exhibit this behavior are called cop

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(B) The process of consuming feces to re-digest cellulose and other nutrients is known as coprophagy.Animals that exhibit this behavior are called coprophagous animals.This is commonly observed in lagomorphs (like rabbits) and some rodents,where the initial digestion of cellulose by symbiotic bacteria in the cecum results in soft feces (cecotropes) that are re-ingested to maximize nutrient absorption.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(I)$ Chymotrypsin	$(a)$ Starch
$(II)$ Amylases	$(b)$ Monoglycerides
$(III)$ Nucleases	$(c)$ Dipeptides
$(IV)$ Lipases	$(d)$ Nucleosides

Some animals eat their feces to digest the cellulose contents again; such animals are known as:

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Match the following:

Column-$I$ Column-$II$

$(I)$ Chymotrypsin $(a)$ Starch

$(II)$ Amylases $(b)$ Monoglycerides

$(III)$ Nucleases $(c)$ Dipeptides

$(IV)$ Lipases $(d)$ Nucleosides

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