Herbivores chemical digestion begins in the mouth carnivores stomach why is this?

Herbivores

- Herbivores eat plants, which are mostly made of cellulose.

- Cellulose is a tough polysaccharide that is difficult to break down.

- Herbivores have special enzymes in their saliva that begin to break down cellulose in the mouth.

- This helps to make the cellulose more digestible when it reaches the stomach.

Carnivores

- Carnivores eat meat, which is mostly made of protein.

- Protein is a relatively easy-to-digest nutrient.

- Carnivores do not need special enzymes in their saliva to break down protein.

- Therefore, their chemical digestion begins in the stomach, where the stomach acids and enzymes begin to break down the protein.