Nutritionally, the consumption of feces (coprophagy) makes more sense for hindgut fermenters than foregut fermenters. Why? a. B vitamins produced by microbes in the hindgut are not taken up; therefore, coprophagy enables hindgut fermenters to obtain more B vitamins. b. Microbial symbionts are mostly excreted; therefore, coprophagy enables hindgut fermenters to obtain more energy by digesting and absorbing the microbes. c. Microbial symbionts are mostly excreted; therefore coprophagy enables hindgut fermenters to obtain essential amino acids by digesting and absorbing the microbes. d. None of the above
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