Nutrition in Animals Chapter 1 Quiz

What are the three components of food?

Carbohydrates, proteins, fats

Give an example of an animal that swallows the animals they prey upon.

Python

What is the mode of feeding of bees and hummingbirds?

Sucking the nectar of plants

What is the mode of feeding of infants of humans and many other animals?

Feeding on mother's milk Signup and view all the answers

List three examples of different ways of taking food into the body mentioned in the text.

Sucking, swallowing, filtering Signup and view all the answers

Why can complex substances like carbohydrates not be utilized as such in the body?

They need to be broken down into simpler forms for utilization. Signup and view all the answers

What are the main steps of nutrition in humans?

Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, egestion Signup and view all the answers

Where does the digestion of protein start in humans?

In the stomach Signup and view all the answers

How do ruminants like cows, buffaloes, and deer digest their food?

They ingest, swallow, store in the rumen, regurgitate, and chew peacefully Signup and view all the answers

How does Amoeba ingest its food?

With the help of false feet or pseudopodia Signup and view all the answers

What are the components that complete the digestion of all food components in the small intestine?

Bile from the liver, pancreatic juice, and digestive juice from the intestinal wall Signup and view all the answers

Where are water and some salts absorbed from the undigested food?

Large intestine Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called when grass-eating animals swallow food quickly and store it in the rumen?

Rumination Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition where an individual may experience the need to pass watery stool frequently?

Diarrhoea Signup and view all the answers

What is recommended for a person suffering from diarrhoea before consulting a doctor?

Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) Signup and view all the answers

What type of carbohydrate is abundant in grass and is difficult for humans to digest?

Cellulose Signup and view all the answers

What process involves the return of partially digested food to the mouth in small lumps for further chewing?

Rumination Signup and view all the answers

How can the excessive loss of water and salts from the body due to diarrhoea be managed?

Plenty of boiled and cooled water with a pinch of salt and sugar dissolved in it Signup and view all the answers