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AS Digestive Systems Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal with a simple, one- compartment stomach is referred to as a what?

a)

Ruminant

b)

Hindgut fermenter

c)

Pseudoruminant

d)

Monogastric

2.

What is the purpose of the vent in a bird

a)

to absorb vitamins and minerals

b)

to allow the passage of urine, feces, and eggs

c)

to secrete fats and carbohydrates

d)

to grind and mash the feed

3.

What part of the digestive systems in a pseudoruminant serves the same function as the rumen in a cow?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Stomach

c)

Cecum

d)

Colon

4.

The mouth is to the beak as the abomasum is to the what?

a)

Cecum

b)

Large intestine

c)

Small intestine

d)

Stomach

5.

Which compartment of the ruminant digestive system collects nails, wire and other hardware?

a)

Rumen

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Abomasum

6.

An animal with a complex 3 to 4 chambered stomach that utilizes microbes in rumen and cud chewing to aide in digestion.

a)

Ruminant

b)

Hindgut fermenter

c)

Pseudoruminant

d)

Monogastric

7.

What is the large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum

a)

Cecum

b)

Liver

c)

Pancreas

d)

Small intestine

8.

What is the function of a cecum?

a)

Transport waste

b)

Breaks down food and protein

c)

Stores food material where bacteria are able to break down the cellulose

d)

Breaks down fats and carbohydrates

9.

Where does the majority of nutrient absorption take place

a)

Small intestine

b)

Cecum

c)

Stomach

d)

Duodenum

10.

The correct order for digestion in monogastric is which of the following?

a)

Mouth>Esophagus>Pharynx>Stomach>Small Intestine>Large Intestine

b)

Mouth>Pharynx>Esophagus>Stomach>Small Intestine> Large Intestine

c)

Mouth> Pharynx>Esophagus>Small Intestine>Stomach>Large Intestine

d)

Mouth>Esophagus>Pharynx>Large Intestine>Stomach>Small Intestine

11.

Peristalsis occurs in which of the following places?

a)

Throughout most of the digestive system

b)

Only in the esophagus

c)

Only in the throat

d)

Only in the small intestine

12.

Which one of the following is the cecal fermenter?

a)

Cow

b)

Sheep

c)

Rabbit

d)

Pig

13.

Which digestive systems organ is responsible for crushing or grinding food?

a)

Mouth

b)

Esophagus

c)

Rectum

d)

Cecum

14.

The cecum function primarily to do what?

a)

Introduce pancreatic juices

b)

Absorb water

c)

Ferment food

d)

Excrete waste

15.

The small intestine is responsible for which of the following?

a)

Providing microfauna

b)

Absorbing nutrients

c)

Absorbing water

d)

Lowering the pH of the food

16.

What is the longest part of the large intestine where water and electrolytes are absorbed?

a)

Colon

b)

Cecum

c)

Large intestine

d)

Gall bladder

17.

What is the first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach?

a)

Duodenum

b)

Esophagus

c)

Ileum

d)

Jejunum

18.

What is the part of small intestine that connects small intestine to large intestine; absorbs nutrients and salt

a)

Duodenum

b)

Esophagus

c)

Ileum

d)

Jejunum

19.

What is the section of small intestine located between duodenum and ileum; primary site of nutrient absorption

a)

Duodenum

b)

Esophagus

c)

Ileum

d)

Jejunum

20.

Which digestive organ aids in reabsorption of water, collectively cecum, colon and rectum?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Liver

21.

Which connects mouth to stomach?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Liver

22.

What is the lobed organ that produces bile and aids in detoxification and digestion?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Liver

23.

What is the gland that secretes digestive enzymes and assists in blood sugar regulation?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Stomach

c)

Pancreas

d)

Pharynx

24.

Which one of the following animals is the ruminant

a)

Horse

b)

Rabbit

c)

Deer

d)

Pig

25.

The abomasum is to the monogastric stomach as the omasum is to the monogastric

a)

Large intestine

b)

Small intestine

c)

Cecum

d)

Rectum

26.

Modified ruminants, such as camels, have a 3 compartment stomach. Which compartment are they lacking compared to ruminants

a)

Abomasum

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Rumen

27.

The function of the abomasum is to do what?

a)

To digest protein in the feed

b)

To trap large particles of feed

c)

To ferment fiber

d)

To absorb water

28.

What is the function of the omasum

a)

To trap large feed particles

b)

To digest proteins in feed

c)

To digest fiber from the feed

d)

To squeeze water out of the feed

29.

What is the 4th compartment or true stomach of ruminant animal

a)

Rumen

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Abomasum

30.

What is the 3rd compartment or true stomach of ruminant animal

a)

Rumen

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Abomasum

31.

What is the backward flow; process of returning foodstuffs from rumen through esophagus and back to oral cavity?

a)

Throwing up

b)

Sitting up

c)

Acid reflux

d)

Regurgitation

32.

What is the 2nd compartment or true stomach of ruminant animal

a)

Rumen

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Abomasum

33.

What is the 1st compartment or true stomach of ruminant animal; primarily for storage and fermentation?

a)

Rumen

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Abomasum

34.

What organ in the avian digestive system functions similarly to the stomach in a human

a)

Ceca

b)

Crop

c)

Cloaca

d)

Proventriculus

35.

The gizzard in a bird functions similarly to what part in a human

a)

Gall bladder

b)

Liver

c)

Teeth

d)

Cecum

36.

Food is moved through the esophagus and crop primarily through what process

a)

Drinking water

b)

Salvia production

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Mechanical digestion

37.

The proventriculus is to chemical digestion as the gizzard is to __.

a)

Nutrient absorption

b)

Mechanical digestion

c)

Waste removal

d)

Bile production

38.

The primary location for nutrient absorption is the __

a)

Proventriculus

b)

Cloaca

c)

Large intestine

d)

Small intestine

39.

What organ is a temporary food storage pouch found in some birds; located in neck region

a)

Ceca

b)

Crop

c)

Cloaca

d)

Proventriculus

40.

What organ is a muscular, thick walled organ in birds that provides mechanical digestion?

a)

Gizzard

b)

Crop

c)

Cloaca

d)

Proventriculus