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Grass is rich in the substance called as

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  1. Amino acid

  2. Fatty acid

  3. Cellulose

  4. Pepsin

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The grass is a bulb plant. The cell wall of grass leaves is made of cellulose. Cellulose is stored food substance in plants and it is typically the most abundant constituent by mass in the grass.
So, the correct answer is 'Cellulose'.

The partially digested food in the stomach of ruminants is called as

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  1. Bud

  2. Cud

  3. Ruminant

  4. Rumen

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Rumination is also called second chewing. 
  • Ruminant stomach: The stomach of a ruminant is divided into four chambers – the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. 
  • The process of digestion is as follows: The food is chewed and swallowed quickly and passed into the first stomach called Rumen. The microorganisms help in breaking down the food. Digestive juices of the rumen partially digest the food. The partially digested food in the rumen is called cud. Hence, The partially digested food in the stomach of ruminants is called cud.
So, the correct answer is 'cud'.

The sac like structure between the small intestine and the large intestine in ruminants is

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  1. Lumen

  2. Appendix

  3. Rumen

  4. Jejunum

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rumen is a sac-like largest part of the stomach of the ruminants. It acts as a storage or holding vat for feed. It is also a fermentation vat.

So, the correct answer is 'Rumen'.

Which of the following is not a ruminant?

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  1. Cow

  2. Buffalo

  3. Dog

  4. Goat

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Ruminants are the mammals that have the ability to take nutrients from the plant-based food containing cellulose by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion with the help of microbes. Dogs are not able to digest cellulose due to the lack of enzyme called cellulase and hence dogs are not ruminant.
So, the correct answer is 'Dog '.

The number of chambers in the stomach of ruminants is

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  1. 3

  2. 2

  3. 4

  4. 1

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Ruminants have 4 chambers of stomach which include:-
1) Rumen - sac-like pouch acts as a storage or holding vat for feed.
2) Reticulum - honeycomb shaped contain heavy or dense feed of the animal.
3) Omasum - globe-shaped structure, absorb water and other substance from digestive contents.
4) Abomasum- only component lined with glands that release digestive enzyme and hydrochloric acid.

Cellulose in plants can be digested by 

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  1. Pigeons

  2. Cows

  3. Cats

  4. Bears

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Cow has sac-like rumen which has bacteria that synthesize cellulase enzyme. This enzyme helps in the digestion of the cellulose containing grasses.
So, the correct answer is 'Cows'.

Why cannot ruminants chew food at the same time they take in?

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  1. Grass does not taste good.

  2. Grass contains cellulose that cannot be digested easily.

  3. The grass is hard in structure.

  4. Ruminants eat a lot of grass at the same time.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Ruminants are the herbivores and eat grasses. Grasses contains cellulase as their stored food. Cellulose needs an enzyme called cellulase for its digestion which is present in the rumen. Ruminants do not chew their food at the same time they take in as they require the fermented cud to be regurgitated and chewed. 
So the correct answer is 'Grass contains cellulose that cannot be digested easily'.

The part of the stomach where a ruminant stores food is called as

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  1. Lumen

  2. Rumen

  3. Tubule

  4. Artery

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Rumen is a sac-like structure. It is the largest part of the stomach of ruminants. It is a part where food is stored, mechanically processed and exposed to bacteria that synthesize cellulase enzyme to break cellulose.
So, the correct answer is 'Rumen'.

The primary features of differentiation between ruminants and non-ruminants are the presence of which of the structure in ruminants?

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  1. 5 chambered stomach

  2. 4 chambered stomach

  3. 3 chambered stomach

  4. 1 chambered stomach

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Ruminants have 4-chambered stomach. The four chambers are namely rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. Like other vertebrates, ruminants (including deer and cattle), are unable to digest plant material directly, because they have 4-chambered stomach for better digestion.
So the correct answer is '4-chambered stomach'.

The true stomach in cows is called as

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  1. Rumen

  2. Abomasum

  3. Lumen

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
True stomach in cow is called abomasum. It is the only part of the ruminant's stomach that has glands, secreting acids and enzymes for digestion. It receives and digests food from omasum and pass it on to the small intestine.
So, the correct answer is 'Abomasum'.