vertebrate gut adaptations

Question 1

crop

Answer 1

storage structure and allows bulk feeding birds a place to store gran or other food until it can be moved into the stomach

Question 2

gizzard

Answer 2

facilitates mechanical digestion of food

Question 3

proventriculus

Answer 3

secretes digestive enzymes in the gizzard

Question 4

rumen

Answer 4

ingested plant material travels through the esophagus into the rumen and it is where it is churned and mixed with mucus and bacteria

Question 5

reticulum

Answer 5

helps to separate and allow smaller particles to move to the omasum

Question 6

omasum

Answer 6

plant material that is thoroughly mechanically digested

Question 7

abomasum

Answer 7

the true stomach where animal produced digestive enzymes come in contact with the food

Question 8

foregut fermenters

Answer 8

ingestion of grains and grasses (which contain cellulose and is difficult to digest)

Question 9

hindgut fermenter

Answer 9

have unique anatomical gut adaptation as well as unique behavior to ensure they can benefit from the nutrition

Question 10

cecum

Answer 10

the primary site of digestion for the cellulose-rich plant materials