Cellulose-rich food substances are good source of roughage in human beings because

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Cellulose-rich food substances are good source of roughage in human beings because
(a) human beings do not have cellulose-digesting enzymes.
(b) cellulose gets absorbed in the human blood and converts into fibres.
(c) the cellulose-digesting bacteria convert cellulose into fibres.
(d) cellulose breaks down into smaller components which are egested as roughage.

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answered Jan 22, 2018 by sameer (82,980 points) 5 11 37
selected Jan 27, 2018 by sarthaks
 
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(a) human beings do not have cellulose-digesting enzymes.

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