Animal Nutrition

Which of the following only eats plants?

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

Select the appropriate options that a diet must provide.

• Energy

• Monomers

• Essential nutrients

• Flavor

An essential fatty acid.

(a)  

Vitamins are organic and minerals are inorganic.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Organic means it contains carbon. Iron (Fe₂) is an example of a mineral (inorganic).

Which of the following contains the steps of food processing in order?

• Digestion, Elimination, Ingestion, Absorption.

• Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Elimination.

• Elimination, Absorption, Digestion, Ingestion.

• Ingestion, Digestion, Elimination, Absorption.

Ingestion is the process of taking food into the body.

• True

• False

Digestion starts at the mouth.

• True

• False

What is excreted by salivary glands and breaks down carbs?

(a)  

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Food is known as _____ once it enters the esophagus.

• Chyme

• Bolus

• Ghrelin

• Peristalsis

Smooth muscle contractions within the GI tract that help break down and move food.

• Peristalsis

• Ileus

• Epiglottis

• Duodenum