LAB Midterm Part 1 Flashcards
process where food is taken in, taken apart and taken up
animal nutrition
3 categories of animals
1) herbivores (eats manly plants and algae)
2) carnivores (eats other animals)
3) omnivores (regurarly consumes animals as well as plants and algae)
what type of feeders are more animals?
opportunistic
what are 3 things an animal diet must provide? (COE)
1) chemical energy (for cellular processes)
2) organic building blocks (for macromolecules)
3) essential nutrients
materials that an animal cannot assemble from simpler organic molecules that must be obtained from an animal’s diet
essential nutrients
four classes of essential nutrients (EEVM)
1) essential amino acids
2) essential fatty acids
3) vitamins
4) minerals
how many amino acids do animals require?
20
what can animals do with amino acids?
synthesize about half from molecules in their diet
the remaining amino acids which must be obtained from food in preassembled form
essential amino acids
examples of food that provide all the essential amino acid and are “complete proteins”
1) meat
2) eggs
3) cheese
what are most plants amino acid’s composition?
incomplete
what do individuals who eat only plant proteins need to eat to get all the essential amino acids?
specific plant combinations
what do some animals have that help them through periods when their bodies demand extraordinary amounts of protein?
adaptations
can animals synthesize most of the fatty acids they need?
yes
where must most essential fatty acids be obtained from and what do they include?
from the diet and include certain unsaturated fatty acids
fatty acids with one ore more double bonds
non saturated fat
are deficiencies in fatty acids rare or common?
rare
organic molecules required in the diet in very small amounts
vitamins
how many vitamins are essential for humans?
13
2 categories that vitamins are grouped into
1) fat-soluble
2) water-soluble
simple inorganic nutrients, usually required in small amounts
minerals
what can ingesting large amounts of some minerals upset?
homeostatic balance
failure to obtain adequate nutrition
malnutrition
what can have negative impact on on health and survival?
malnutrition