Lesson APSR:C3-3
Determining Functions of Major Parts of the Digestive System
 
CD APSR.  Animal, Plant & Soil Science
Unit C.  Animal Science and the Industry
Problem Area 3.  Meeting Nutritional Needs of Animals
Lesson 3.  Determining Functions of Major Parts of the Digestive System
 
 

1. What does salivary maltase change?

a. starch to maltose

b. maltose to glucose

c. glucose to sugar

d. sugar to starch

Answer: b

2. What shape do teeth become as an animal ages?

a. more horizontal

b. wider and square

c. more triangular, longer, and narrower

d. rounder, flat and wider

Answer: c

3. What enzyme breaks down proteins into polypeptides and coagulates milk in animals that lack rennin?

a. hydrochloric acid

b. rennin

c. gastric lipase

d. pepsin

Answer: d

4. What is the ileum?

a. the third segment of the small intestine and is where most nutrient absorption occurs

b. the second segment of the small intestine and is where nutrient absorption begins

c. the first segment of the small intestine and is where most digestion occurs in a monogastric animal

d. the first segment of the large intestine and is where most of the water absorption begins

Answer: a

5. What is a substance that takes on an electrical charge in a solution?

a. peptidase

b. sucrase

c. electrolyte

d. bile

Answer: c
What is another name for the chewing action of the mouth when the teeth breaks or tears up the feed?
a)peristalsis
b)digestive action
c)mastication
d)enzyme change


Answer: c
Which of the following begins the breakdown of simple carbohydrates?
a)hormones
b)saliva
c)fructose
d)sugar


Answer: b
How can food move from the mouth to the stomach?
a)peristalsis
b)esophagus
c)after the interaction of salivary amylase and salivary maltase
d)all of the above


Answer: d
Which of the following is a muscular organ that stores food and moves it to the small intestine?
a)esophagus
b)mouth
c)stomach
d)large intestine


Answer: c
How does hydrochloric acid prevent infections?
a)creates a low pH in the stomach
b)decreases the amount of gastric juices
c)relies on the ileum to break up additional solids
d)uses the duodenum to absorb water


Answer: a
The actions that occur in the stomach result in a partially digested material called _________.
a)enzymes
b)bacteria
c)chyme
d)carbohydrates


Answer: c
Which of the following is responsible for changing starch into disaccharides?
a)lipase
b)amylase
c)ileum
d)bile


Answer: b
Where is bile produced?
a)small intestine
b)large intestine
c)stomach
d)liver


Answer: d
Where does the pancreatic juice secrete into?
a)duodenum
b)liver
c)stomach
d)large intestine


Answer: a
What do pseudo-ruminant animals use to ferment and digest feed by bacterial action?
a)esophagus
b)small intestine
c)large intestine
d)cecum


Answer: d