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True or false: Ingestion is the first stage of the digestive process?
True or false: Ingestion is the first stage of the digestive process?
True
True or false: Canines are used for grinding?
True or false: Canines are used for grinding?
False
True or false: Saliva in monogastric animals contains an enzyme called amylase?
True or false: Saliva in monogastric animals contains an enzyme called amylase?
True
True or false: Ruminant animals have a two-chamber stomach?
True or false: Ruminant animals have a two-chamber stomach?
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True or false: Peristalsis is the process by which food travels from the mouth to the stomach?
True or false: Peristalsis is the process by which food travels from the mouth to the stomach?
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Chickens have teeth to help with the mechanical breakdown of food in their digestive system.
Chickens have teeth to help with the mechanical breakdown of food in their digestive system.
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The abomasum is the first chamber in the ruminant digestive system.
The abomasum is the first chamber in the ruminant digestive system.
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The reticulum in ruminants helps to regurgitate partially digested food from the rumen back to the mouth for further chewing.
The reticulum in ruminants helps to regurgitate partially digested food from the rumen back to the mouth for further chewing.
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The liver in monogastric animals stores glucose as glycogen and can break it down into glucose when energy levels are low.
The liver in monogastric animals stores glucose as glycogen and can break it down into glucose when energy levels are low.
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Bloat in cattle occurs when the rumen pH falls below 5 due to the consumption of early grass containing white clover.
Bloat in cattle occurs when the rumen pH falls below 5 due to the consumption of early grass containing white clover.
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