Animal Nutrition Flashcards
What is a polysaccharide?
A carbohydrate consisting of multiple sugar molecules
What are the three building blocks of biosynthesis?
carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids
Where do essential fatty acids primarily come from?
plant products
What is calcium necessary for?
Muscle function
What is sodium necessary for?
Nerve function
What is iron necessary for?
oxygen transport
What is iodine necessary for?
thyroid function
What is ascorbic acid deficiency?
vitamin C deficiency
What are three examples of filter feeders?
Daphnia, bivalves, and baleen whales
What is a substrate feeder?
An organism that lives on or inside their food source
Define fluid feeder
An organism that feeds off the fluid of other organisms
Define bulk feeder
An organism that ingests large pieces of food
What are the four steps involved in food processing?
ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination
What is digestion?
when macromolecules of food are broken down into basic components
How is intracellular digestion performed?
phagocytosis of a particle using digestive enzymes
