WorksheetsDigestion/Nutrition
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the largest compartment in a ruminant animal?
Reticulum
Omasum
Stomach
Rumen
List one monogastric livestock animal
(a)
Substances or chemical compounds crucial in an animal diet are known as?
Nutrition
Bacteria
Nutrients
Digestion
In a ruminant animal, in what compartment of the digestive system do nails and wires go?
Rumen
Reticulum
Abomasum
Omasum
Which essential nutrient are broken down into amino acids?
(a)
What is the compartment in the ruminant animal digestive system that functions similarly to the stomach of a non-ruminant?
Rumen
Stomach
Abomasum
Omasum
Which essential nutrient is a vital factor in animal nutrition and allows for the passing of food through the digestive system?
(a)
This essential nutrient is an organic compound and is only needed in small amounts.
Vitamins
Fats
Minerals
Protein
What are the five processes involved in digestion?
(a)
Which essential nutrient stimulates intestinal contractions? Ex: Corn and wheat
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Carbohydrates
Which essential nutrient is a concentrated energy source?
(a)
Animals that do not receive enough protein in their diet will display signs of?
Increase milk and egg production
hoof growth
reduced feed intake
Increase physical endurance
If animals lack vitamins in their diet, they will display signs of?
Bone growth
blood clotting
increase growth of hair
bright eyes
Microminerals are required in small amounts. Which one below is considered a micromineral in an animal diet?
Zinc
Calcium
Potassium
Sodium
Which essential nutrient below allows for the metabolic process to take place and to form skeletal structure?
Water
Minerals
Protein
Fats
If an animal lacks minerals in their diet, it will display signs of?
increased feed intake
blood clots
Increase growth
Milk fever
Which animal below has a large cecum and can digest a good amount of roughage?
cow
pig
rabbits
dog
Which answer below is the difference between monogastric and ruminant animals?
Monogastrics digest most food in their stomach
Monogastrics have a 4 compartment digestive system
Monogastrics re-chew their food.
Ruminants digest most food in the abomasum
