Question
Biology Question on Kingdom Animalia
Cud chewing animals are known as :
A
frugivores
B
sanguivores
C
ruminant
D
cannibals
Answer
ruminant
Explanation
Solution
Cud chewing animals are called ruminants because grazed food is swallowed into the rumen (a chamber of stomach) and mixed with mucus, undergoing partial and anaerobic digestion by cellulase from a symbiotic bacterial flora.