Which of the following statements about digestion in ruminants is false?
A) Ruminant animals have symbiotic bacteria to aid in the digestion of their food.
B) It takes longer to digest plant material than meat.
C) Chewing results in mechanically breaking down food and exposing more cellulose to digestive enzymes.
D) Ruminants have a smaller range of foods in their diet than do humans.
E) Pronghorn antelopes and other herbivores have a single but disproportionately large stomach.
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Q6: Which of the following possess an incomplete
Q7: Some cells of the stomach and brain
Q8: Chewing
A)breaks food down into smaller pieces.
B)physically and
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Q11: Adipose cells secrete _, a(n) _ that
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Q14: Ruminants need special enzymes to digest
A)starch.
B)proteins.
C)cellulose.
D)lignin.
E)glycogen.
Q15: The large crowns of pronghorn molars are
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