Squirrels eat acorns for energy and to grow and repair tissues. How is an acorn used to build squirrel muscle?


The elements in the acorn can be rearranged to make the molecules the squirrel’s body needs


The energy from the acorn warms any damaged muscle and allows it to repair itself and heal


The proteins found in acorns are the same as squirrel muscle proteins, so they attach to muscle cells


Once the acorn has been digested by the squirrel, the carbohydrates are converted to muscle tissue