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Illustration of a ruminant digestive system highlighting various stomach sections and the chewing process.

Understanding Ruminant Digestion Quiz

Test your knowledge on the fascinating world of ruminant digestion! This quiz covers various aspects of omnivores, stomach structures, and digestive processes. Whether you're a student, teacher, or just curious about animal biology, this quiz is for you.

Key topics include:

Teeth design of different species
Functions of various stomach sections
Digestive processes in ruminants

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by ChewingWisdom101

What is the design of teeth of an omnivore?

Front teeth designed for ripping

Front teeth designed for chewing

Back teeth designed for chewing

Back teeth designed for ripping

Front teeth designed for ripping and Back teeth designed for chewing

Front teeth designed for chewing and Back teeth designed for ripping

Select the term that best describes the action of chewing with the secretion of enzymes

Deglution

Prehension

Mastication

Peristalsis

Ruminants can reverse the direction of peristalsis. How does this benefit the animal?

The ability to relieve gas buildup

Regurgitation of material of too large of size for cud chewing

The ability to drink water without the use of gravity

The prevention of choke

What is not a function of the monogastric stomach?

Storage

Secretion of acid (HCL) and enzymes

Churns feed

Fermentation

Which section of the modified ruminant stomach is responsible for regurgitation of the cud as well as the vile, green spit?

None, modified ruminants do not chew a cud or spit

95% of the acid produced in a healthy rumen should be made up of which volatile fatty acids?

Butyric, Acetic, and Propionic

What is the purpose of VFA's in a ruminant?

Provide protein

Major energy source

Building blocks of lipids

Provide food for the rumen microflora

What is a tendency of the ingesta in a horse stomach due to the lack of extensive muscular contraction

It tends to layer itself

Which section of the ruminant stomach is responsible for significant absorption of water?

Rumen

Reticulum

Abomasum

Omasum