12 Questions
What is the primary function of the digestive system according to the text?
Transfer nutrients, water, and electrolytes from food into the animal body's internal environment.
Why do living cells need a continuous flow of nutrients?
To sustain their metabolic needs.
What is the main energy source derived from ingested food for cells to produce ATP?
Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
How are animals classified based on diet?
Into herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
Name two examples of non-ruminant animals.
Pigs and poultry.
Which group of animals are capable of consuming and digesting plant materials?
Ruminants.
What is the process of getting food into the gastrointestinal tract of an animal called?
Ingestion
Which digestive process involves breakdown of large molecules into absorbable parts by enzyme action?
Chemical digestion
What is the term for the elimination of faeces from the body?
Defecation
Which part of the digestive system comprises the stomach and small intestine?
Intermediate
What is the term for the muscular contractions within the gut tube that mix and move forward the contents of the digestive tract?
Motility
What are the non-digestive functions of the digestive system?
Osmoregulation, Endocrine secretion, Immune function, Elimination of toxins
Learn about the primary function of the digestive system in transferring nutrients, water, and electrolytes from food into the animal body's internal environment. Understand how living cells depend on nutrients acquired through food for sustaining their metabolic needs and producing energy.
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