AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Humans, swine, rabbits, chickens and horses all have a simple stomach, which is also known as a monogastric digestive system. Carnivores and omnivores have monogastric digestive systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -A monogastric is an animal with a single-compartmented stomach. Examples of monogastrics include humans, poultry, pigs, horses, rabbits, dogs and cats. Most monogastrics are generally unable to digest much cellulose food materials such as grasses.

Detailed explanation-3: -This digestive system is known as monogastric since it is made up of a single stomach. The digestive system of humans, horses, swine, birds, dogs, and rabbit-like animals is monogastric. The digestive system is made up of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, and anus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of monogastric herbivores are horses and rabbits. Examples of monogastric omnivores include humans, pigs, hamsters and rats. Furthermore, there are monogastric carnivores such as cats.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thus humans are not ruminants. They are monogastric omnivores.