THE PROCESS OF DIGESTION 83 



DIGEST THESE QUESTIONS 



1. What is meant by "chewing the cud?" 



2. How is food talcen into the circulation? 



3. What is the capacity of the stomach of the ox? 



4. Wliat digestive fluids are present m the stomach? 



5. How are the carbohydrates changed in digestion? 



6. What is a "calorie"? a "therm'"/ 



7. How can the energy value of food be shown? 



8. Describe the calorimeter. 



9. What has palatability of food to do with digestion? 



10. Explain the term "nutritive ratio." 



TAKE NOTE OF THESE THINGS 



11. How often does a cow chew the cud? Watch to see. 



12. If an opportunity occm-s, measure the intestines of an animal 



that may be killed on the farm. Report. 



13. Get samples of what you consider palatable and unpalatable 



foods for stock. 



14. Figure out the nutritive ratio of three plants or other feed 



materials. 



