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Why cannot ruminants chew food at the same time they take in?

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  1. Grass does not taste good.

  2. Grass contains cellulose that cannot be digested easily.

  3. The grass is hard in structure.

  4. Ruminants eat a lot of grass at the same time.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Ruminants are the herbivores and eat grasses. Grasses contains cellulase as their stored food. Cellulose needs an enzyme called cellulase for its digestion which is present in the rumen. Ruminants do not chew their food at the same time they take in as they require the fermented cud to be regurgitated and chewed. 
So the correct answer is 'Grass contains cellulose that cannot be digested easily'.

The part of the stomach where a ruminant stores food is called as

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  1. Lumen

  2. Rumen

  3. Tubule

  4. Artery

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Rumen is a sac-like structure. It is the largest part of the stomach of ruminants. It is a part where food is stored, mechanically processed and exposed to bacteria that synthesize cellulase enzyme to break cellulose.
So, the correct answer is 'Rumen'.

The primary features of differentiation between ruminants and non-ruminants are the presence of which of the structure in ruminants?

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  1. 5 chambered stomach

  2. 4 chambered stomach

  3. 3 chambered stomach

  4. 1 chambered stomach

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Ruminants have 4-chambered stomach. The four chambers are namely rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. Like other vertebrates, ruminants (including deer and cattle), are unable to digest plant material directly, because they have 4-chambered stomach for better digestion.
So the correct answer is '4-chambered stomach'.

The true stomach in cows is called as

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  1. Rumen

  2. Abomasum

  3. Lumen

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
True stomach in cow is called abomasum. It is the only part of the ruminant's stomach that has glands, secreting acids and enzymes for digestion. It receives and digests food from omasum and pass it on to the small intestine.
So, the correct answer is 'Abomasum'.

Humans cannot digest cellulose like cattle do because

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  1. They have a smaller stomach.

  2. They do not have cellulose-digesting bacteria in their stomach.

  3. They do not consume cellulose.

  4. They have less digesting capacity than ruminants.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Food is stored in the plants as cellulose. Cellulase is an enzyme synthesized by bacteria in stomach of ruminant which is used to digest cellulose. Humans do not have cellulase and hence they cannot digest cellulose.
So, the correct answer is 'They do not have cellulose-digesting bacteria on their stomach'.

The cud is brought back to the mouth during digestion in ruminants. This is called as

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  1. Ingestion

  2. Regurgitation

  3. Egestion

  4. Absorption

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Ruminants have 4-chambered stomach. Reticulum is a part of ruminant's stomach that allow the animal to regurgitate the cud, to reprocess particulate matter and chew the cud again.
So the correct answer is 'Regurgitation'.

The digestive system of cows is made up of

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  1. Oesophagus

  2. Small and large intestine

  3. 4 chambered stomach

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The digestive system of cow is made up of oesophagus, 4-chambered stomach and small and large intestine. The food is passed through oesophagus from mouth to the stomach. The cow has 4-chambered stomach that digest and process the food and then pass it on the small and large intestine for absorption.
So the correct answer is 'All of the above'.