Question

Birds and earthworms have a _____ that stores and softens food. gizzard crop tongue nephron

Answer 1

Gizzard

Birds such as chicken, doves and others, and earthworms have gizzard which are responsible for storing and softening the consumed food in their digestive tract. The gizzard serves as the grinder of these food in preparation of the absorptive phase of the G.I tract.

Answer 2

Answer: crop

Explanation:

A crop is also called as craw or croup which is a thin walled portion of the alimentary canal whose function is to store food before it is digested. It is typical feature of anatomy that is seen among animals such as gastropods like snails and slugs, invertebrates like earthworms, insects and leeches and also seen among birds.