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True or false: Ingestion is the first stage of the digestive process?
True
True or false: Canines are used for grinding?
False
True or false: Saliva in monogastric animals contains an enzyme called amylase?
True
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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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