Digestive Systems Quiz

All digestive systems are the same.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What type of digestive system do cattle have?

• Ruminant

• Avian

• Simple monogastric

• Monogastric with functional cecum

Match the animal with the correct digestive system.

Which is the correct flow of food movement through the ruminant stomach?

• Abomasum, omasum, rumen, reticulum

• Omasum, reticulum, rumen, abomasum

• Rumen, reticulum, abomasum, omasum

• Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum

In ruminant digestion, where does most digestion occur?

• abomasum

• omasum

• reticulum

• rumen

How is the omasum able to grind and squeeze foods?

• It is folded like an accordion.

• It contains sand and rock particles.

• It is pressed by other organs.

• It is in the middle of the stomach.

Match the part of the ruminant stomach with its correct function.

What assists ruminant animals with the digestion of cellulose?

• Bacteria in the rumen

• Chewing their cud

• Folds of skin in the reticulum

• No teeth on the upper jaw

Match the digestive action with the correct process.

A chicken ingests small rocks and pebbles. How does this aid in digestion?

• Sharp particles stay in the gizzard and help break down food.

• The weight of the stones move food through the digestive tract.

• The stones allow the chicken to feel full.

• The rocks help digest food in the proventriculus.