Nutrition in Animals Worksheet-2

Nutrition in Animals Worksheet-2

Fill in Blanks.

1. Absorption begins in the _____  chambered stomach itself but the main absorptive organs are the intestines.

2. The main function of the _____ is to absorb water from the digested food that is flowing down, make it more solid, and excrete it out as faeces.

3. ____ is a condition that results due to loss of water from the body and can be serious.

4. A cow makes ____ to _____ jaw movements per day, while it keeps on chewing and rechewing.

5. The hydrochloric acid kills ______ and provides an acidic medium for effective digestion.

6. Bile is stored in an organ ____ called before being released in the small intestine.

7. The tongue is a ____ organ present in the mouth.

8. The tongue is also a very important sense organ and has ____ that help to sense four different tastes.

9. In amoeba the pseudopodia completely enclose the food forming small cavities called _____.

10. In humans, the food passes through a number of organs in the body that together forms the _____.

11. The process of nutrition in animals involves ______ stages.

12. The process to take up the soluble products of digestion into the body's cells is called _____.

13. Snakes _____ their food whole.

14. ____ is an organism made up of a single cell.

15. Biting teeth are also called ____.

16. ____ are large back teeth having a wide grinding surface and are used primarily to chew food.

17. The bacteria, food particles, and the saliva together form a thin sticky layer called _____ on the surface of the teeth.

18. The ______ also makes the food slimy so that it can be easily swallowed.

19. The walls of the oesophagus contracts and relaxes to produce wave-like movements called _____ movements.

20. If any disturbance occurs in diaphragm during, one may get _____.

21. ____ and glycerol act as energy reserve and are stored for further use.

22. ____ is the last chamber of the stomach.

23. ______ main function is to absorb excess water and reduce the particle size further.

Answer Key:

1. Four
2. Large intestine
3. Dehydration
4. 40,000 to 60,000
5. Microorganisms
6. Gall bladder
7. Fleshy muscular
8. Taste buds
9. Food vacuoles
10. Alimentary canal or digestive system.
11. Five
12. Absorption
13. Swallow
14. Amoeba
15. Incisors
16. Molars
17. Plaque
18. Saliva
19. Peristaltic
20. Hiccups
21. Fatty acids
22. Abomasum
23. Omasum