Animal Nutrition

Question 1

Alimentary canal aka

Answer 1

aka a poes dom question

Question 2

What is the alimentary canal

Answer 2

Hollow tube
Made up of a system of organs with an opening at each end
Sections are for specific functions

Question 3

What are the main functions of the Alimentary canal

Answer 3

Ingestion, digestion, Absorption and Assimilation and egestion

Question 4

Function of ingestion

Answer 4

Food is taken in the mouth to enter the gut

Question 5

Digestion mech

Answer 5

Large pieces of food are broken down into substances that are absorbed by body
Mech - phy process (CHEW)

Question 6

Digestion chem

Answer 6

Large pieces of food are broken down into substances that are absorbed by the body
Chem - Enzymes involved, breaking down chem bonds

Question 7

Absorption

Answer 7

Digested particles absorbed into the bloodstream (through walls of the gut)

Question 8

Assimilation

Answer 8

Digested particles become incorporated in the cells of the body (using food)

Question 9

Egestion

Answer 9

Removal of undigested food from the gut via the anus

Question 10

Excretion

Answer 10

removal of waste formed as a result of biochem reactions