Digestive System Review

Which of the following livestock animals are ruminants?

• Pig, sheep, cattle

• Cattle, sheep, goat

• Pig, horse, rabbit

• Horse, goat, sheep

The ruminant stomach contains how many compartments?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 6

The first compartment of the ruminant stomach, which is 85% of their total stomach is called the

• Rumen

• Reticulum

• Omasum

• Abomasum

Which of the following correctly lists the order of the four chambers of a cow's stomach?

• Abomasum, Omasum, Rumen, Reticulum

• Reticulum, Rumen, Abomasum, Omasum

• Omasum, Abomasum, Rumen, Reticulum

• Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum

The function of the reticulum is...

• Fermentation

• To catch foreign objets

• Filtration

• Digestion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Vocab Review:

The process of forcing food back up the esophagus so it can be chewed again is called:

• mastication

• prehension

• digestion

• rumination

Vocab Review:

What term describes the beginning of the digestive process, when the animal grasps feed to bring it into the mouth?

• villi

• prehension

• mastication

• rumination

Which of the following livestock animals are monogastrics?

• Pig, sheep, cattle

• Cattle, sheep, goat

• Pig, horse, rabbit

• Horse, goat, sheep

What is found in pasture plants that monogastrics find hard to digest

• Energy

• Protein

• Cellulose

• Glucose

Most nutrient absorption occurs in the......

• Rumen

• Large Intestine

• Caecum

• Small Intestine