nutrients

Question 1

6 categories of nutrients

Answer 1

Water, lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamines, minerals

Question 2

Essential nutrients

Answer 2

Select group of nutrients that can not be manufactured in the body from the “building blocks”. Must obtain essential nutrients from their diet

Question 3

How many essential amino acids do dogs need?

Answer 3

10

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a coenzyme?

Answer 4

flavin adenine dinucleotide

Question 5

Which nutrient causes death if more than 15% is lost?

Answer 5

Water

Question 6

Which vitamins are fat soluble?

Answer 6

A, D, E, K

Question 7

When oxygen is depleted and aerobic respiration cannot take place in skeletal muscles, what is produced? This is the byproduct of anaerobic respiration.

Answer 7

lactic acid

Question 8

Which of the following vitamins is essential for guinea pigs?

Answer 8

C

Question 9

What process produces ammonia?

Answer 9

deamination

Question 10

Which of the following is a function of protein (4)

Question 10

Liver contains this vitamin, and it is stored in the liver; therefore feeding too much liver to dogs and cats can cause toxicity.

Answer 10

A

Question 11

Where are phospholipids primarily found in the body?

Answer 11

Cell wall

Question 12

Which of the following can act as catalysts of molecular reactions (4)

Question 13

An animal’s cells primarily rely on enzymes instead of heat to initiate and control metabolic reactions.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Anaerobic respiration occurs in cytoplasm.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Potassium is an example of a coenzyme.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Stage 1 of catabolism

Answer 16

digestion in the lumen of the GI

Question 17

Stage 2 of catabolism

Answer 17

anaerobic respiration in the cytoplasm

Question 18

Stage 3 of catabolism

Answer 18

aerobic respiration in the mitochondria

Question 19

Select all the essential fatty acids (3)

Answer 19

linoleic acid, arachidonic acid linolenic acid

Question 20

carbohydrates

Answer 20

monosaccharides

Question 21

protein

Answer 21

amino acids

Question 22

lipids

Answer 22

fatty acids

Question 23

Which macrominerals function to give bones strength?

Answer 23

Calcium & phosphorus

Question 24

Which of the following derive energy exclusively from glucose?

Answer 24

brain and erythrocytes

Question 25

Which minerals function to give bones strength?

Answer 25

calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium

Question 26

What organ is responsible for converting ammonia (produced by protein breakdown) to urea?

Answer 26

Liver

Question 27

From which steroid can all others be made?

Answer 27

cholesterol

Question 28

Which statement is true regarding ruminant digestion of protein (3)

Question 29

Liver contains this vitamin, and it is stored in the liver; therefore feeding too much liver to dogs and cats can cause toxicity.

Answer 29

Vitamin A

Question 30

Which vitamins are fat soluble?

Answer 30

A,D,E,K

Question 31

Which nutrient causes death if more than 15% is lost?

Answer 31

water

Question 32

An animal can never consume too much protein.

Answer 32

False

Question 33

Carbohydrates contain over twice as many calories by weight as protein and triglycerides.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Nonessential nutrients are not required for life but can enhance existing quality of life.

Answer 34

False