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Ruminants and Non Ruminants Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

What is a ruminant?

a)

Ruminants are those animals that contain a multi-chambered digestive system (polygastric) that allows the animals to gain the majority of their nutritional needs from forages and other roughages.

b)

Ruminants are animals that only eat meat and have a single-chambered stomach.

c)

Ruminants are animals that live exclusively in water and breathe through gills.

d)

Ruminants are birds that can fly long distances without stopping.

2.

What is a monogastric (non-ruminant)?

a)

Monogastric system have a simple stomach structure and only one compartment such as carnivores and omnivores.

b)

Monogastric system have four stomach compartments like ruminants.

c)

Monogastric system refers to animals that chew cud.

d)

Monogastric system is found only in herbivores.

3.

The four parts of a ruminant stomach are called:

a)

Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum

b)

Cecum, Colon, Ileum, Jejunum

c)

Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum, Cecum

d)

Crop, Proventriculus, Gizzard, Cloaca

4.

Functions of the digestive system of animals include?

a)

1. Ingestion (eating) 2. Chewing (mastication) 3. Swallowing (deglutition) 4. Absorption of nutrients 5. Elimination of solid wastes (defecation)

b)

1. Respiration and gas exchange 2. Circulation of blood 3. Regulation of body temperature 4. Synthesis of hormones

c)

1. Production of sound 2. Movement of limbs 3. Vision and hearing 4. Coordination of reflexes

d)

1. Storage of genetic material 2. Cellular reproduction 3. Transmission of nerve impulses 4. Maintenance of posture

5.

What are the four parts of a monogastric stomach?

a)

Esophageal, Cardiac, Fundic, Pyloric

b)

Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum

c)

Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum, Cecum

d)

Cecum, Colon, Rectum, Anus

6.

Monogastric systems have a ______ stomach structure and only one compartment.

a)

simple

b)

complex

c)

multiple

d)

divided

7.

Some animals with monogastric digestive systems are ______ and rabbits. ______ also have monogastric digestive systems.

a)

pigs, Humans

b)

cows, Sheep

c)

horses, Goats

d)

camels, Buffalo

8.

Which of the following animals is NOT considered a ruminant?

a)

Cow

b)

Goat

c)

Sheep

d)

Pig

9.

What is the main function of the rumen in a ruminant's digestive system?

a)

Absorption of water

b)

Production of bile

c)

Digestion of proteins by pepsin

d)

Fermentation of fibrous plant material

10.

Which compartment of the ruminant stomach is known as the 'true stomach'?

a)

Rumen

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Abomasum

11.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of ruminant animals?

a)

They regurgitate and re-chew their food (cud chewing).

b)

They have a single-chambered stomach.

c)

They digest food only in the small intestine.

d)

They breathe through gills.

12.

Which compartment of the ruminant stomach is primarily responsible for water absorption?

a)

Abomasum

b)

Reticulum

c)

Omasum

d)

Rumen

13.

Which of the following animals has a monogastric digestive system?

a)

Goat

b)

Cow

c)

Sheep

d)

Horse

14.

Which of the following best describes the function of the abomasum in ruminants?

a)

Storage of bile

b)

Enzymatic digestion of proteins

c)

Absorption of water and minerals

d)

Fermentation of cellulose

15.

What is the primary function of the small intestine in both monogastric and ruminant animals?

a)

Fermentation of fiber

b)

Absorption of nutrients

c)

Storage of food

d)

Production of bile