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WorksheetsAnimal Systems: Digestion
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When food is broken down into smaller pieces, normally with teeth.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Absorption
c)
Chemical
d)
Peristalsis
2.
Muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Absorption
c)
Chemical
d)
Peristalsis
3.
Acids & enzymes break down foods into smaller particles and into a form that animals can use.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Metabolize
c)
Chemical
d)
Peristalsis
4.
Nutrients are transported from the digestive tract into the bloodstream.
a)
Absorption
b)
Metabolize
c)
Chemical
d)
Peristalsis
5.
Nutrients are transferred from the bloodstream to organs for sustenance and growth
a)
Absorption
b)
Metabolize
c)
Chemical
d)
Peristalsis
6.
Living things that have a simple stomach with one stomach compartment are referred to as....
a)
Polygastric
b)
Monogastric
c)
Ruminants
d)
Bovine
7.
Living things that have MORE than one stomach compartment are referred to as .... OR ....
a)
Polygastric
b)
Monogastric
c)
Bovine
8.
In chickens (poultry), feed passes to the ______________ (a mechanical type of stomach).
a)
Proventriculus
b)
Crop
c)
Gizzard
d)
Ceca
9.
Cattle have four stomachs.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
In a chicken, the proventriculus is the organ that secretes acid and enzymes- much like a simple stomach.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Humans and pigs have very similar digestive systems.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which is NOT one of the four stomach compartments of cattle, sheep, goats, etc?
a)
Abomasum
b)
Exomasum
c)
Omasum
d)
Rumen
13.
Which is NOT one of the four stomach compartments of cattle, sheep, goats, etc?
a)
Cecum
b)
Reticulum
c)
Omasum
d)
Rumen
14.
Which of the following is the purpose of the RUMEN?
a)
Collects foreign objects
b)
Absorbs water
c)
Fermentation Tank
d)
Acidic, Stomach like
15.
Which of the following is the purpose of the RETICULUM?
a)
Collects foreign objects
b)
Absorbs water
c)
Fermentation Tank
d)
Acidic, Stomach like
16.
Which of the following is the purpose of the OMASUM?
a)
Collects foreign objects
b)
Absorbs water
c)
Fermentation Tank
d)
Acidic, Stomach like
17.
Which of the following is the purpose of the ABOMASUM?
a)
Collects foreign objects
b)
Absorbs water
c)
Fermentation Tank
d)
Acidic, Stomach like
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