AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A monogastric organism is comparable to ruminant organisms (which has a four-chambered complex stomach), such as cattle, goats, or sheep. Herbivores with monogastric digestion can digest cellulose in their diets by way of symbiotic gut bacteria.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sheep 101: Ruminants. Sheep belong to the ruminant classification of animals. Ruminants are characterized by their four-chambered stomach and “cud-chewing” behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Monogastrics have a relatively simple, single-chambered stomach. Sheep, like other ruminants, have three additional chambers (reticulum, rumen, and omasum) that feed passes through before reaching the ‘true’ stomach (abomasum).

Detailed explanation-4: -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.