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You may want to think about what you are saying. Eating is decomposition; inside of your gut are the same organisms that are in the soil breaking down the cell
by nanomonkey 6y ago
You may want to think about what you are saying. Eating is decomposition; inside of your gut are the same organisms that are in the soil breaking down the cell walls so that you and other animals can absorb a fraction of the available nutrients. This is especially true for ruminants, which have separate guts for fermenting cellulose.
- pvaldes 6y ago> You may want to think about what you are saying. Eating is decomposition Absolutely Not. Eating is much more sophisticated than decomposition. There is a microbial part... but also a mechanical pre-processing with teeth, cartilaginous spikes, muscles or even rocks, And cells evolved to produce strong acids (that could dissolve this same cells) And a complex enzymatic system in controlled environment and temperatures. Necessary to allow its correct function. And a net of sensors of satiety to avoid the stomach bursting, a gage reflex, a capture reflex, development of complex eyes and noses to hunt and identify food or poison, nerves... A complex absortion of nutrients and water, And compaction, dehydrating, filtration, classification, and release of useless stuff. Is much, much, more than just tiny organisms breaking things.