2. Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false:
(a) Digestion of starch starts in the stomach. (T/F)
(b) The tongue helps in mixing food with saliva. (T/F)
(c) The gall bladder temporarily stores bile. (T/F)
(d) The ruminants bring back swallowed grass into their mouth and chew it for some time. (T/F)
(a) False, Digestion of carbohydrates, like starch, begins in the buccal cavity.
(b) True, The saliva breaks down the starch into sugars.
(c) True, bile juice that is stored in a sac is called the gall bladder.
(d) True, In ruminants, bacteria present in the rumen help in the digestion of cellulose.