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Intro to Digestion/Ruminants

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the function of the digestive system?
a)
to break down and absorb nutrients
b)
to support and protect our bodies
c)
to produce vitamin D
d)
to help us move
2.

Digestion begins in the where?

a)

Mouth

b)

Stomach

c)

Pancreas

d)

Gallbladder

3.

Considered the true stomach, uses enzymes to break down food.

a)

Abomasum

b)

Omasum

c)

Reticulum

d)

Rumen

4.

Identify the species that is classified as a Ruminant.

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

How many stomach chambers does a Ruminant possess?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Identify the second compartment partially digested moves to for regurgitation to be initiated.

a)

Large Intenstine

b)

Caecum

c)

Recticulum

d)

Rumen

7.

Where does the Omasum sit in the order of stomach compartments?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

8.

The Abomasum is the final compartment?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.
Enzymes and acids are examples of 
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
10.

Select the correct order of stomach compartments.

a)

Rumen, Omasum, Reticulum & Abomasum

b)

Reticulum, Rumen, Abomasum & Omasum

c)

Omasum, Rumen, Reticulum & Abomasum

d)

Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum & Abomasum

11.
Which region of the ruminant stomach is the fermentation vat that produces a fiber mat? 
a)
rumen
b)
reticulum
c)
omasum
d)
abomasum
12.
Which region of the ruminant stomach absorbs water and nutrients? 
a)
rumen
b)
reticulum
c)
omasum
d)
abomasum
13.
Which region of the ruminant stomach can trap heavy objects? 
a)
rumen
b)
reticulum
c)
omasum
d)
abomasum
14.

Part of pre-digestion: Is the way animals gather the food into their mouths

a)

esophagus

b)

mouth

c)

mastication

d)

prehension

15.
The muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach?
a)
esophagus
b)
small intestine
c)
stomach
d)
mouth
16.
Chewing, grinding, and churning are examples of...
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
chemical digestion
17.

Part of pre-digestion: also known as chewing; Breaks down the particle size to increase surface area

a)

prehension

b)

mouth

c)

mastication

d)

esophagus