Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false:
- Digestion of starch starts in the stomach. (T/F)
- The tongue helps in mixing food with saliva. (T/F)
- The gall bladder temporarily stores bile. (T/F)
- The ruminants bring back swallowed grass into their mouth and chew it for some time. (T/F)
Answer:
(a)
Food is taken into the body through the mouth. Digestion starts as soon as we put the food in our mouth .
So, the statement is False .
(b)
Tongue helps in mixing saliva with the food.
So, the statement is True
(c)
The liver secretes a liquid juice called bile into the small intestine. It is stored in the Gall Bladder .
So, the statement is True .
(d)
- Cows and Buffaloes quickly swallow their leafy food and store it in their Rumen .
- The food gets partially digested in the rumen and is called Cud .
- After sometimes, when the cow is resting the cud from rumen is brought back to the mouth of the cow in small amounts.
- Cow now chews the cud thoroughly.
So, the statement is True .
