ASC 378 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
A combination of feedstuff is known as - Answers - Diet
The sum processes in an animal body by which food substances are consumed,
metabolized, and waste products are eliminated is known as - Answers - Nutrition
Soybean meal is one of the feedstuffs that cannot be fed in its natural form but must be
processed before feeding to livestock. What is the primary reason why soybeans are
processed into soybean meal prior to being fed to swine - Answers - To destroy anti
nutritional factor in the unprocessed soybean
One of the following is a natural but processed feedstuff - Answers - Dried distillers
grain with solubles
Movement of nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract through the gut wall into the lymph
system, blood system, and cells is known as - Answers - Absorption
Cofactors are a class of - Answers - Enzymes
Father of medicine is - Answers - Hippocrates
_______ demonstrated that a diet of wheat and water must be supplemented with
calcium for the bones of a growing pigeon to develop - Answers - Charles Chossate
Vitamin B6 synthesized; vitamin E identified; riboflavin and niacin marketed
commercially in - Answers - 1939
On as-is basis (for natural form with everything intact), the highest and lowest class of
nutrient (in %) in the body of a thin steer are - Answers - Water & Minerals
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the body composition (without
contents of the GI tract) of steers at increasing body weight (on as-is basis) - Answers -
As a steer matures protein content (in %) in the body of the animal decreases
The protein contents (in %) of the body composition (without the contents of the GI
tract) of an animals on a dry, fat-free-basis - Answers - Is higher with age or maturity
A higher percentage of feed given to fore and hind-gut fermenters come from plants.
Which of the following in INCORRECT - Answers - The older the crop plant, the higher
the intake
, Plants make use of the following to produce carbohydrates, fats, and proteins - Answers
- CO2, H2O, nitrates, & salts
In general, the midgut (small intestine) of a chicken is divided into - Answers -
Duodenum, Merkel's diverticulum, and ileum*
One of these animals is a hind-gut fermenter - Answers - Pony
The volume (gal) of the GI tract of a certain animal is as reported:
Stomach: 2 gal; Cecum: 0.5 gal; and large intestine: 2 gal
Which of the following class of livestock closely fit this description? - Answers -
Nonruminant
You recently read an article in which the author described a carnivorous animal (meat
eater). How would you describe the digestive process that this animal employs in
digesting its food? - Answers - Predominantly hydrolytic
The lowest pH of the digesta is found in this compartment (relative to the other 3
compartments) of the foregut of a cow - Answers - Abomasum
The main constituent of plant that is found in only a trace amount in the body of an
animal (mostly in the liver & muscle) is - Answers - Carbohydrate
In an actively growing young alfalfa plant, the higher the dry matter content of the plant -
Answers - The lower the moisture content of the plant
Which of the animals listed below has the smallest total gastric system (in %) compared
to its entire GI tract - Answers - Horse
This class of animal has a pair of ceca - Answers - Poultry
In a mature horse, the section of the GI tract with the largest capacity (%) is - Answers -
Large intestine
In a mature dog, the section of the GI tract with largest capacity (%) is - Answers - The
small intestine
In ruminants, __________ usually results in higher flow of saliva - Answers - Dry feed
Which of the following animal's saliva has the highest pH value (more basic) - Answers -
Cow
In ruminants, saliva plays an important role in buffering acids produced in the rumen.
The two major buffers found in the saliva or ruminants are - Answers - Bicarbonate &
phosphate
ANSWERS
A combination of feedstuff is known as - Answers - Diet
The sum processes in an animal body by which food substances are consumed,
metabolized, and waste products are eliminated is known as - Answers - Nutrition
Soybean meal is one of the feedstuffs that cannot be fed in its natural form but must be
processed before feeding to livestock. What is the primary reason why soybeans are
processed into soybean meal prior to being fed to swine - Answers - To destroy anti
nutritional factor in the unprocessed soybean
One of the following is a natural but processed feedstuff - Answers - Dried distillers
grain with solubles
Movement of nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract through the gut wall into the lymph
system, blood system, and cells is known as - Answers - Absorption
Cofactors are a class of - Answers - Enzymes
Father of medicine is - Answers - Hippocrates
_______ demonstrated that a diet of wheat and water must be supplemented with
calcium for the bones of a growing pigeon to develop - Answers - Charles Chossate
Vitamin B6 synthesized; vitamin E identified; riboflavin and niacin marketed
commercially in - Answers - 1939
On as-is basis (for natural form with everything intact), the highest and lowest class of
nutrient (in %) in the body of a thin steer are - Answers - Water & Minerals
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the body composition (without
contents of the GI tract) of steers at increasing body weight (on as-is basis) - Answers -
As a steer matures protein content (in %) in the body of the animal decreases
The protein contents (in %) of the body composition (without the contents of the GI
tract) of an animals on a dry, fat-free-basis - Answers - Is higher with age or maturity
A higher percentage of feed given to fore and hind-gut fermenters come from plants.
Which of the following in INCORRECT - Answers - The older the crop plant, the higher
the intake
, Plants make use of the following to produce carbohydrates, fats, and proteins - Answers
- CO2, H2O, nitrates, & salts
In general, the midgut (small intestine) of a chicken is divided into - Answers -
Duodenum, Merkel's diverticulum, and ileum*
One of these animals is a hind-gut fermenter - Answers - Pony
The volume (gal) of the GI tract of a certain animal is as reported:
Stomach: 2 gal; Cecum: 0.5 gal; and large intestine: 2 gal
Which of the following class of livestock closely fit this description? - Answers -
Nonruminant
You recently read an article in which the author described a carnivorous animal (meat
eater). How would you describe the digestive process that this animal employs in
digesting its food? - Answers - Predominantly hydrolytic
The lowest pH of the digesta is found in this compartment (relative to the other 3
compartments) of the foregut of a cow - Answers - Abomasum
The main constituent of plant that is found in only a trace amount in the body of an
animal (mostly in the liver & muscle) is - Answers - Carbohydrate
In an actively growing young alfalfa plant, the higher the dry matter content of the plant -
Answers - The lower the moisture content of the plant
Which of the animals listed below has the smallest total gastric system (in %) compared
to its entire GI tract - Answers - Horse
This class of animal has a pair of ceca - Answers - Poultry
In a mature horse, the section of the GI tract with the largest capacity (%) is - Answers -
Large intestine
In a mature dog, the section of the GI tract with largest capacity (%) is - Answers - The
small intestine
In ruminants, __________ usually results in higher flow of saliva - Answers - Dry feed
Which of the following animal's saliva has the highest pH value (more basic) - Answers -
Cow
In ruminants, saliva plays an important role in buffering acids produced in the rumen.
The two major buffers found in the saliva or ruminants are - Answers - Bicarbonate &
phosphate
