Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Science > Biology > Zoology or Animal Biology > What are the differences between the crop and the gizzard?

What are the differences between the crop and the gizzard?

In: Zoology or Animal Biology, Centipedes [Edit categories]

Answer:

The gizzard is used to manually grind and break down food and the crop stores it.

First answer by Mrsurie325. Last edit by ID1223514112. Question popularity: 2 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Zoology or Animal Biology questions?

	What does fertilisation take place?	Answer it!
	Can all primary structures of protein fold or coils to form secondary structures?	Answer it!
	What is the word that describes how cattle eat?	Answer it!
	What habitat do fireflies need?	Answer it!
	What were the contributions of Aristotle and Carolus Linnaeus to classification of living things?	Answer it!

What is the difference between the walls of the crop and the gizzard?
the gizzard grinds up the food (like what our stomach does)the crop just stores the food until it can move on through the digestive system
How can you distinguish between a crop in a gizzard in a earthworm?
The crop is located closer to the head. The crop has a thinner wall. The gizzard is more muscular and located posterior to the crop.
What is the difference between food crops and cash crops?
All food crops can be cash crops but not all cash crops can be food crops. Food crops can be eaten by someone somewhere and so have a cash value. Not all cash crops can be eaten therefore they are...
What is the difference between crop and capri clothing?
Capri: also known as "long shorts" typically end mid to upper-calf, just above the knee or anywhere in between. Crop: also known as "short pants" typically end at or just above the ankle.
What is the difference between the phrase between you and I and between you and me?
In attempted meaning, they are the same. However, "between you and I" is not grammatically correct, whereas "between you and me" is grammatically correct. The pronoun "I" can never be the object of a...