Delta Reading 1.6.A Q 5

A. Ruminants eat continuously, spending long periods eating grass and chewing their cud in order to access the nutrients.

B. The bacterial action begins when the ruminant puts the cud in its mouth and starts the long process of chewing.

C. The ruminant’s strong teeth must crush the plant fibers in the cud in order to neutralize the cud’s harmful bacteria.

D. The cud is sent back to the ruminant’s mouth and chewed extensively so that the fibers can be digested more easily.