2017 Mod12 Flashcards
Define the following terms:
A. Producers
Organisms that produce their own food
B. Consumers
Organisms that ear living producers and or other consumers for food
C. Herbivores
A consumer that eats producers exclusively
D. Carnivore
A consumer that eats only other consumers
E. Omnivore
The consumer that eat both producers and consumers
F. Basal metabolic rate
The minimum amount of energy required by the body in a day
From where does the energy in most living organisms ultimately originate ?
Sun
Label each of the following as a consumer, producer or as a decomposer: A. a mushroom B. evergreen bush C. worm D. Algae
A. Decomposer
B. Producer
C. Consumer
D. Producer
What is the name of the chemical process convert food into energy
Combustion
What does combustion require?
Oxygen, and something to burn
What are the three macronutrients?
Carbohydrates, fat, protein
What is the main thing that macronutrients provide
Energy
Do we need to eat more macronutrients or micronutrients
Yes, more macronutrients
Which is larger a monosaccharide, a disaccharide, or a polysaccharide
A polysaccharide
Is glucose a monosaccharide, a disaccharide, or a polysaccharide
A monosaccharide
What are the two basic kinds of fat? How can you distinguish them?
Saturated fats and unsaturated fats.
saturated fats are solid at room temperature and unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature
What are proteins made of?
Amino acids
In what order does the body prefer to burn the macronutrients
Carbohydrates, then fats, then proteins
When proteins are eating, they are broken down into their amino acids. If your cells are short on amino acid, what happens to me no houses that come from the proteins you eat? What happens if your cells have one day of amino acids?
It will make the amino acids into proteins if there are only a few. If there are many it will burn the amino acids
Why is it important to eat either animal protein or a wide righty of plant protein
Because we can’t make the amino acids that we need
Which type of animal has a higher BMR: an endothermic animal or an ectothermic animal
An endothermic animal
Which type of animal cannot be active on a very cold day: an endothermic animal or an ectothermic animal
An ectothermic animal
What do calories measure?
Energy
Consider two men. While they sleep, they burn about the same number of calories. However, the first man need significantly more calories then the second in order to keep his weight consistent. Which man is less active during the day?
Probably the second
