Nutrition in Animals

Q1. The simplest form into which fats are broken down during digestion is called:

Q2. Along with fatty acids, fats are broken down into another simple substance called:

Q3. The bubble-like structure inside an amoeba where food is trapped and digested is called the:

Q4. The small, sac-like organ that stores bile juice before it is released into the small intestine is called the:

Q5. The process of taking food into the body is technically called:

Q6. The largest gland in the human body that performs many functions, including secreting bile, is the:

Q7. The first set of teeth that grows in humans during infancy and begins to fall off by age six is called:

Q8. The final set of teeth that replaces milk teeth and lasts for a lifetime is called:

Q9. The flat, broad teeth at the very back of the mouth used for grinding and chewing food are called:

Q10. The tube that connects the mouth (buccal cavity) to the stomach is also known as the food pipe, or scientifically as the:

Q11. The long, flat gland located behind the stomach that secretes pancreatic juice into the small intestine is called the:

Q12. The teeth located between the canines and the molars, used for crushing and grinding food, are called:

Q13. The temporary, finger-like projections of an amoeba’s cell membrane that help it capture food are called:

Q14. The first and largest chamber of a ruminant’s stomach where food first enters and is stored is the:

Q15. An animal that has a four-chambered stomach and chews the cud, like a cow, is called a:

Q16. The entire process of chewing the cud, which involves bringing back partially digested food from the rumen to the mouth for re-chewing, is called:

Q17. The glands present in the mouth that secrete saliva, which contains the enzyme salivary amylase, are called:

Q18. The finger-like projections present on the inner wall of the small intestine that greatly increase the surface area for absorption are called:

Q19. The watery fluid secreted in the mouth that contains the enzyme salivary amylase is called:

Q20. The front teeth that are chisel-shaped and used for cutting and biting food are the:

Q21. A fatty acid is to fat as an amino acid is to a:

Q22. In amoeba, if the food vacuole is the stomach, then the pseudopodia are like the:

Q23. A cow is a ruminant, but a human is not. The main reason is that a cow has:

Q24. Bile is produced in the liver but is stored in the:

Q25. The function of the gall bladder is most similar to which of the following in a house?

Q26. The process of digestion in ruminants begins in the:

Q27. Which of the following teeth is most likely to be used for tearing a piece of meat?

Q28. The enzyme present in saliva that begins the digestion of starch is called:

Q29. Which of the following is NOT a part of the ruminant’s four-chambered stomach?

Q30. The process of taking food into the body (ingestion) in humans involves the mouth, but in amoeba, it involves the:

Q31. After a meal, the absorbed fatty acids and glycerol are transported from the small intestine to the rest of the body. This process is called:

Q32. The inner wall of the small intestine has numerous finger-like projections. If these projections were damaged and flattened, what would be the most likely consequence?

Q33. The oesophagus connects the buccal cavity to the:

Q34. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

Q35. Saliva is secreted by the salivary glands. The enzyme in saliva, salivary amylase, helps in the digestion of:

Q36. The rumen of a ruminant contains billions of bacteria. These bacteria help the animal by digesting cellulose. In return, the bacteria get a home and food. This relationship is called:

Q37. A young child has 20 teeth. After the age of six, these teeth start falling out and are replaced by a new set. This new set is called:

Q38. The pancreas secretes its juices into the:

Q39. The acid present in our stomach kills many germs. What would likely happen if the stomach did not produce enough acid?

Q40. The teeth marked ‘P’ in a dental formula are called:

Q41. Which chamber of a ruminant’s stomach is most similar in function to the human stomach?

Q42. Villi are to the small intestine as pseudopodia are to the:

Q43. The muscular contractions that push food through the oesophagus are known as:

Q44. A person had their gall bladder removed surgically. Which of the following dietary changes would be most advisable?

Q45. The building blocks of proteins, which are absorbed by the villi, are called:

Q46. The fluid in the mouth that contains an enzyme to digest starch is called:

Q47. Which of the following is a function of the liver in digestion?

Q48. In an amoeba, the waste material after digestion is removed when the food vacuole fuses with the:

Q49. Milk teeth are also called temporary teeth. They begin to fall out around the age of six because:

Q50. A cow chews grass quickly and swallows it. The grass first goes into the rumen. From the rumen, it is sent back to the mouth in small lumps as cud. The path of the cud from the mouth back to the stomach for final digestion goes: