ASC 378 EXAMS 1-4 MCQ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Your lab supervisor gave you a petri dish containing sample "X" that was collected from
the hind gut of a particular class of livestock. After examining the sample under the
microscope you discovered that the sample contained several microbes with bacteria
and protozoan being the predominant species. Which of the following best describe the
animal from which sample "X" came from - Answers - A horse
________________ is any product that when properly used in the diet has nutritional
value. - Answers - Feedstuff
The movement of nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract through the gut wall into the
lymph system and blood stream is known as? - Answers - Absorption
The difference between anabolism and metabolism is - Answers - Anabolic process is
constructive
Enzymes are biocatalysts that are secreted by living cells that activate chemical
reactions in the body of an animal. It requires one of the following for activation -
Answers - Cofactor
The father of nutrition was - Answers - Antoine Lavoisier
The digestibility of a mature crop plant is _______ than that of a relatively younger crop
plant - Answers - Lower
Plants make use of the following to produce carbohydrates, fats, and proteins - Answers
- CO2, H2O, nitrates, and salts
Acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) are types of fiber found in
plant materials. Which of the following is correct - Answers - NDF is always higher than
ADF
This animal has the ability to digest and utilize forages to generate lots of volatile fatty
acid(VFA), however, it lacks a rumen - Answers - Horse
You recently read an article in which the author described a livestock species as being
able to generate lots of its required energy from fiber and cellulose in their diets. How
would you describe the digestive process that is employed by this animal? - Answers -
Predominantly fermentative
, The "true" stomach (glandular stomach) of a ruminant is known as - Answers -
Abomasum
This peptide hormone is produced in the duodenal mucosa and its functions include the
stimulation of volume and bicarbonate outputs of pancreatic secretion and, in some
species, of bile - Answers - Secretin
As discussed in class, this peptide hormone inhibits the release of the other three
hormones. - Answers - Somatostatin
Parietal cells secrete - Answers - HCl
This enzyme is found in the saliva of some animals. - Answers - Amylase
An example of a disaccharide is - Answers - Maltose
The secretion of pepsinogen and HCl takes place in the - Answers - All of the above
(Proventriculus and Fundic gland region)
The fundamental difference between feces and excreta is that - Answers - Excreta
contains uric acid
Digestibility is influenced by many factors. What happens to digestibility with an
increase in dry matter intake - Answers - Decreases
Water that is found in the body of an animal comes from all of the following except -
Answers - Sweat water
Which of the following generates the largest amount of water post oxidation - Answers -
Fat
The concentration of urea in the urine of the temperate animal compared to their desert
counterpart will be - Answers - Lower
What would happen to feed and water intake in a nonruminant animal that is fed a diet
that is high in salt (NaCl)? - Answers - Water intake will increase while feed intake will
decrease
The water (or fluid) in the body of an animal is located in two distinct compartments.
These compartments are - Answers - Extracellular and Intracellular
Which of the following is correct about moisture contents of feces in swine and cattle -
Answers - The moisture contents of feces from cattle is relatively higher than that of
swine
In mammals, urea is the excretory product of - Answers - Protein metabolism
ANSWERS
Your lab supervisor gave you a petri dish containing sample "X" that was collected from
the hind gut of a particular class of livestock. After examining the sample under the
microscope you discovered that the sample contained several microbes with bacteria
and protozoan being the predominant species. Which of the following best describe the
animal from which sample "X" came from - Answers - A horse
________________ is any product that when properly used in the diet has nutritional
value. - Answers - Feedstuff
The movement of nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract through the gut wall into the
lymph system and blood stream is known as? - Answers - Absorption
The difference between anabolism and metabolism is - Answers - Anabolic process is
constructive
Enzymes are biocatalysts that are secreted by living cells that activate chemical
reactions in the body of an animal. It requires one of the following for activation -
Answers - Cofactor
The father of nutrition was - Answers - Antoine Lavoisier
The digestibility of a mature crop plant is _______ than that of a relatively younger crop
plant - Answers - Lower
Plants make use of the following to produce carbohydrates, fats, and proteins - Answers
- CO2, H2O, nitrates, and salts
Acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) are types of fiber found in
plant materials. Which of the following is correct - Answers - NDF is always higher than
ADF
This animal has the ability to digest and utilize forages to generate lots of volatile fatty
acid(VFA), however, it lacks a rumen - Answers - Horse
You recently read an article in which the author described a livestock species as being
able to generate lots of its required energy from fiber and cellulose in their diets. How
would you describe the digestive process that is employed by this animal? - Answers -
Predominantly fermentative
, The "true" stomach (glandular stomach) of a ruminant is known as - Answers -
Abomasum
This peptide hormone is produced in the duodenal mucosa and its functions include the
stimulation of volume and bicarbonate outputs of pancreatic secretion and, in some
species, of bile - Answers - Secretin
As discussed in class, this peptide hormone inhibits the release of the other three
hormones. - Answers - Somatostatin
Parietal cells secrete - Answers - HCl
This enzyme is found in the saliva of some animals. - Answers - Amylase
An example of a disaccharide is - Answers - Maltose
The secretion of pepsinogen and HCl takes place in the - Answers - All of the above
(Proventriculus and Fundic gland region)
The fundamental difference between feces and excreta is that - Answers - Excreta
contains uric acid
Digestibility is influenced by many factors. What happens to digestibility with an
increase in dry matter intake - Answers - Decreases
Water that is found in the body of an animal comes from all of the following except -
Answers - Sweat water
Which of the following generates the largest amount of water post oxidation - Answers -
Fat
The concentration of urea in the urine of the temperate animal compared to their desert
counterpart will be - Answers - Lower
What would happen to feed and water intake in a nonruminant animal that is fed a diet
that is high in salt (NaCl)? - Answers - Water intake will increase while feed intake will
decrease
The water (or fluid) in the body of an animal is located in two distinct compartments.
These compartments are - Answers - Extracellular and Intracellular
Which of the following is correct about moisture contents of feces in swine and cattle -
Answers - The moisture contents of feces from cattle is relatively higher than that of
swine
In mammals, urea is the excretory product of - Answers - Protein metabolism
