1. Digestion helps to break down the food into simple, form. 2. Name the process by which absorbed nutrients are utilized by the body?
3. Where does initial digestion of protein take place?
4. Where is the water absorbed from undigested food in the digestive system? 5. Name one animal that lives on liquid food only.
6. The process of taking in food into the human body is called ingestion. (True/False)
7. The alimentary canal stretches from to .
8. What is rumen?
9. Which animals are called ruminant?
10.What is holozoic nutrition?​

1. Digestion helps to break down the food into simple, soluble form.

2. Name the process by which absorbed nutrients are utilized by the body?

Ans. Assimilation is the process by which absorbed nutrients are utilized by the body.

3. Where does initial digestion of protein take place?

Ans. Mechanical digestion of protein begins in the mouth and continues in the stomach and small intestine. Chemical digestion of protein begins in the stomach and ends in the small intestine. The body recycles amino acids to make more proteins.

4. Where is the water absorbed from undigested food in the digestive system?

Ans. Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the large intestine.

5. Name one animal that lives on liquid food only.

Ans. Mosquito lives on liquid food only. They rely on human blood for their food.

6. The process of taking in food into the human body is called ingestion.

Ans. True.

7. The alimentary canal stretches from mouth to anus.

8. What is rumen?

Ans. Rumen is the largest compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which cellulose is broken down by the action of symbiotic microorganisms. The primary function of the rumen is as a storage compartment to facilitate microbial (bacterial and protozoal) fermentation of ingesta.

9. Which animals are called ruminant?

Ans. Ruminants include cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, deer, elk, giraffes and camels. These animals all have a digestive system that is uniquely different from our own. Instead of one compartment to the stomach, they have four. Of the four compartments, the rumen is the largest section and the main digestive centre.

10.What is holozoic nutrition?​

Ans. Holozoic nutrition is a method of nutrition that involves the ingestion of some complex organic substances that may be in the solid or the liquid state.

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