NSC / Matric Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System — practice questions
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Practice NSC / Matric Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System in the app →An animal that eats both plants and other animals is placed in which group?What is the defining feature of a gastrovascular cavity?How does an alimentary canal differ from a gastrovascular cavity?Which animal is given as an example of one with an alimentary canal?In an earthworm, which organ stores the food after it leaves the esophagus?What does the term monogastric tell you about a digestive system?What is the role of the teeth in digestion?What is peristalsis?Why is the human stomach kept strongly acidic?Where are nutrients absorbed into the bloodstream?What is absorbed in the large intestine?What challenge does a bird's digestive system have to overcome?How many chambers does a bird's stomach have?What happens to food inside a bird's gizzard?Which group of animals are ruminants?What does the ruminant digestive system allow the animal to digest in quantity?Which teeth are ruminants noted for lacking?What is the first step in obtaining nutrition from food?What exactly does ingestion mean?How is digestion defined?What is the final step of digestion?What happens to undigested material once it enters the colon?What name is given to the building of DNA and other complex molecules from the diet?A cow and a human both eat, but only the cow thrives on grass alone. Why?Why must large food molecules be broken into smaller fragments?