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  1. 3. An omnivore is an organism or person that naturally consumes both plant and animal matter for energy and nutrients
  2. 7. The abomasum is the fourth and final stomach compartment in ruminant animals
  3. 8. Fat is a major type of nutrient and a vital source of energy that your body needs to function properly
  4. 11. Fiber is a type of plant-based carbohydrate that the human body cannot digest or break down into sugar molecules
  5. 12. The stomach is a hollow, J-shaped muscular organ in the upper-left part of the abdomen that acts as a vital part of the gastrointestinal tract
  6. 14. A vitamin is an organic molecule that your body needs in small amounts for normal cell function, growth, and metabolism
  7. 15. A carnivore is an organism that gets its energy and nutrients mainly from eating the flesh of other animals
  8. 16. A diet is the total amount of food and drink regularly consumed by a person, animal, or group
  9. 17. Roughage is the coarse, mostly indigestible plant material in food—commonly known as dietary fiber—that the human body cannot fully break down with digestive enzymes
  10. 18. A supplement is something added to another thing to make it better, complete it, or fill a deficiency.
  11. 19. Proteins are large, complex molecules made of long chains of amino acids that are essential for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs
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  1. 1. A concentrate is a substance that has had most of its liquid, solvent, or diluting agent removed to make it smaller, denser, and stronger
  2. 2. The omasum is the third compartment of the four-chambered stomach in ruminant animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and deer,
  3. 4. A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a fixed (or characteristic) chemical composition and an orderly, repeating internal crystal structure
  4. 5. Palatability is the quality or state of being acceptable or agreeable
  5. 6. A carbohydrate is a naturally occurring organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
  6. 9. A herbivore is an animal or organism that feeds mainly or exclusively on plants, vegetation, and other producers rather than eating meat.
  7. 10. Ration A balanced ration is the specific amount and mixture of feed given to an animal over a 24-hour period that supplies all essential nutrients in the correct proportions
  8. 13. The term reticulum most commonly refers to either a cryptography-based networking stack or a cell organelle
  9. 17. The rumen is the largest compartment of a ruminant animal's stomach