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NUTRITION IN ANIMALS MCQs

Total Questions : 115 | Page 6 of 12 pages
Question 51. How does humming birds take in food?
  1.    Swallowing
  2.    Licking
  3.    Filtering
  4.    Biting
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Licking
:
B
Hummingbirds take in food bylicking.A hummingbird licks nectar up, like a dog lapping at a bowl of water.It can lick 10-15 times per second while feeding.
Question 52. The process of taking food in through the mouth is called __________.
  1.    digestion
  2.    chewing
  3.    ingestion
  4.    egestion
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> ingestion
:
C
Ingestion is a process where food is taken in through the mouth and broken down by teeth and saliva. Ingestion is the first step in the process of digestion.
Question 53. The process of taking in food and breaking it down to obtain the essential nutrients is called _________ .
  1.    digestion
  2.    nutrition  
  3.    respiration
  4.    expiration
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> nutrition  
:
B
Nutrition is the processof taking in food and utilising itin the body to generate energy. Nutrition is important for growth, maintenance, reproduction and other important body functions.
Question 54. The first set of teeth that lasts for about six years of age is called _____ .
  1.    milk teeth
  2.    permanent teeth
  3.    molar teeth
  4.    canines 
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> milk teeth
:
A
Milk teeth or deciduous teeth arethe first set of teeth that grow in the growth and development stage of human beings. They are usually lost or broken andreplaced by the permanent teeth.
Question 55. How does a python take in food?
  1.    Swallowing
  2.    Sucking
  3.    Filtering
  4.    Siphoning
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Swallowing
:
A
A python captures and swallows it's prey directly without chewing it. The food is then digested in the stomach.
Question 56.


Food in our mouth is broken down into small pieces by our ________ .


  1.     tongue
  2.     lips
  3.     teeth
  4.     saliva
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> teeth
:
C

Teeth present in our mouth help in breaking of the food we intake into small pieces so that it can be absorbed and digested easily by our digestive system.


Question 57.


Which structures are responsible for the movement and capture of food in amoeba? 


  1.     Cillia
  2.     Legs 
  3.     Pseudopodia
  4.     Cell wall
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Pseudopodia
:
C

Pseudopodia (Latin for "false feet") are responsible for movement and capture of food in amoeba. They are actually projections of the cell membrane used for locomotion and taking in nutrients.


Question 58.


Structures present in the small intestine that increase the surface area for absorption are termed as ________ .


  1.     cillia
  2.     villi
  3.     linings
  4.     hair    
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> villi
:
B

Villi are hair-like structures present on the surface of the small intestine. They increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients. 90% of the digestion and absorption of food occurs in the small intestine and the rest takes place in the stomach and large intestine.


Question 59.


Bile helps in digestion of ________ .


  1.     starch
  2.     fats     
  3.     proteins
  4.     calcium
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> fats     
:
B

Bile is a digestive juice which is produced by the liver. It helps in the digestion of lipids (fats) inside the small intestine.


Question 60.


Which of the following is known as the storage unit of food in amoeba? 


  1.     Stomach
  2.     Food vacuole
  3.     Mouth
  4.     Cell wall
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Food vacuole
:
B
A food vacuole is basically a storage unit of food in amoeba. It is formed only when amoeba has engulfed its prey completely following which digestive enzymes are released into the vacuole. The food vacuole digests the food. Wastes and excess water are transported outside the cell by contractile vacuoles.

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