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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome impairs nutrient absorption when an animal undergoes antibiotic treatment?
A)Enhanced production of digestive enzymes
B)Vitamin synthesis within the gut
C)Disruption of intestinal microbiome balance✓
D)Strengthened gastrointestinal barrier function
💡 Explanation
Antibiotics disrupt the gut microbiome composition, causing a bacterial imbalance called dysbiosis; therefore, reducing the effectiveness of digestion, because the microbiome's metabolic functions are impaired, rather than maintained as homeostasis normally would.
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