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These animals CONSUME AUTOTROPHS.

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Herbivores

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What are the THREE (3) DIET CLASSIFICATIONS?

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Herbivores
Carnivores
Omnivores

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These animals CONSUME other ANIMALS.

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Carnivores

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These animals CONSUME AUTOTROPHS and other ANIMALS.

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Omnivores

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These animals are NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE to any of the three DIET CLASSIFICATIONS.

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Opportunistic Feeders

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What are the FOUR (4) classifications of FEEDING MECHANISMS?

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Suspension Feeders
Substrate Feeders
Fluid Feeders
Bulk Feeders

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Within this classification of FEEDING MECHANISMS, food PARTICLES are SIFTED from environment.

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Suspension Feeders

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Give TWO (2) examples of SUSPENSION FEEDERS.

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Baleen Whales

Clams/Oysters

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Within this classification of FEEDING MECHANISMS, the animal LIVES IN/ON their FOOD source.

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Substrate Feeders

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Give TWO (2) examples of SUBSTRATE FEEDERS.

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Caterpillars

Maggots

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Within this classification of FEEDING MECHANISMS the animal SUCKS NUTRIENT rich fluid from the host.

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Fluid Feeders

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Name FOUR (4) examples of FLUID FEEDERS.

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ARTHROPODS:
• Mosquitos
• Bees

NON-ARTHROPOD:
• Hummingbirds
• Bats

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Within this classification of FEEDING MECHANISMS, the animal consumes LARGE PIECES of FOOD.

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Bulk Feeders

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Name FIVE (5) ADAPTATIONS of BULK FEEDERS.

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  1. ) Tentacles
  2. ) Claws
  3. ) Fangs
  4. ) Jaws
  5. ) Teeth
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Give FIVE (5) examples of BULK FEEDERS.

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  1. ) Snakes
  2. ) Spiders
  3. ) Octopus
  4. ) Dogs
  5. ) Humans
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Although SPIDERS are classified as BULK FEEDERS, how can they be classified as SUSPENSION FEEDERS as well?

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Their WEBS FILTER INSECTS flying through the air.

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16
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True or False: animals only require organic nutrients.

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FALSE,

Animals require ORGANIC AND INORGANIC nutrients.

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17
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List FIVE (5) ORGANIC NUTRIENTS that animals require.

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  1. ) Carbohydrates
  2. ) Proteins
  3. ) Lipids
  4. ) Nucleic Acids
  5. ) Vitamins
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What INORGANIC nutrients do animals require? (2)

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Water

Minerals

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Why do animals require ORGANIC NUTRIENTS? (2)

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Provide ENERGY

Build NEW MOLECULES

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20
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__________ energy POWERS CELLULAR PROCESSES after it is converted to ATP.

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Chemical

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True or False: essential nutrients are required from the diet is in their complete form.

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TRUE,

ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS are required in their COMPLETE FORM.

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What are the FOUR (4) groups of ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS.

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  1. ) Amino Acids
  2. ) Fatty Acids
  3. ) Vitamins
  4. ) Minerals
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23
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True or False: animals can synthesize all amino acids.

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FALSE,

Animals can synthesize MOST amino acids

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How many ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS are required in an ANIMAL’s DIET?

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8

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25
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PROTEINS in ANIMAL PRODUCTS are _________ amino acids.

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Complete

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26
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PROTEINS in PLANT PRODUCTS are _________ amino acids.

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Incomplete

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27
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A diet with INSUFFICIENT amounts of essential AMINO ACIDS result in __________.

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Protein Deficiency

Ch.41 p.3 NOTES

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This is the result of a LONG-TERM ABSENCE of essential NUTRIENTS.

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Malnutrition

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29
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____________ FATTY ACIDS CANNOT be made.

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Unsaturated

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30
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Ample quantities of essential FATTY ACIDS can be found in ________, _______ and _______.

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Seeds
Grains
Vegetables

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31
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VITAMINS are required in _______ amounts, usually ___ to ___ per day.

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SMALL

0.001 mg to 100 mg

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32
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True or False: animals can synthesize vitamins.

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FALSE,

Animals CANNOT synthesize VITAMINS

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33
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________ VITAMINS are EXCRETED in URINE and _______ VITAMINS are STORED in fat tissue.

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Water-soluble

Fat-soluble

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34
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MINERALS are required in ______ amounts, about ___ to ___ per day.

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Small

1 mg to 2,500 mg

35
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True or False: animals can synthesize minerals.

A

FALSE,

Animals CANNOT SYNTHESIZE MINERALS

36
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What are the FOUR (4) stages of FOOD PROCESSING?

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  1. ) Ingestion
  2. ) Digestion
  3. ) Absorption
  4. ) Elimination
37
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What are the TWO (2) forms of DIGESTION?

A

Mechanical

Chemical

38
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Give an example of MECHANICAL DIGESTION.

39
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Give an example of CHEMICAL DIGESTION.

A

Enzymatic Hydrolysis

40
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DIGESTIVE ENZYMES breakdown __________, __________ and __________.

A

Proteins
Fats
Carbohydrates

41
Q

This is DIGESTION that occurs WITHIN a CELL.

A

Intracellular Digestion

Ch.41 p.5 NOTES

42
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This is when DIGESTION occurs OUTSIDE of the CELLS.

A

Extracellular Digestion

43
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This is a DIGESTIVE COMPARTMENT comprised of a SINGLE OPENING seen in INCOMPLETE DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS.

A

Gastrovascular Cavity

44
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This is a DIGESTIVE TUBE with TWO OPENINGS seen in a COMPLETE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

A

Alimentary Canal

45
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What is an ADVANTAGE of a COMPLETE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM? (2)

A
  1. ) Deal with FOOD at VARIOUS STAGES

2. ) Consume LARGER PARTICLES

46
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What FOUR (4) DIGESTIVE GLANDS secrete DIGESTIVE JUICES into the canal?

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  1. ) Salivary Glands
  2. ) Gallbladder
  3. ) Liver
  4. ) Pancreas
47
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These are waves of SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION.

A

Peristalsis

48
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These are RING-LIKE MUSCULAR VALVES that REGULATE passage of MATERIALS BETWEEN COMPARTMENTS.

A

Sphincters

49
Q

SALIVA decreased from the SALIVARY GLANDS contain the ENZYME _________.

50
Q

AMYLASE BREAKS DOWN _______ and ______.

A

Starch

Glycogen

51
Q

The TONGUE creates ________ ready GOR SWALLOWING.

A

BOLUS of food

52
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This CONNECTS the ORAL CAVITY to the ESOPHAGUS and the TRACHEA.

53
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This is the FLAP of CARTILAGE that prevents food from going down the TRACHEA.

A

Epiglottis

54
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This MOVES FOOD to the STOMACH by PERISTALSIS.

55
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This is a SAC-LIKE organ for STORAGE and DIGESTION.

56
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The STOMACH can STORES up to ___ of FOOD and WATER.

57
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The GASTRIC JUICES of the STOMACH contain _________ and ________.

A 
Hydrochloric Acid (HCl)
Pepsin
58
Q

What is the pH of the HCl contained in the STOMACH’s GASTRIC ACID?

59
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What is the FUNCTION of the HCl in the STOMACH? (4)

A
  1. ) Break Down Food
  2. ) Kill Bacteria
  3. ) Denature Proteins
  4. ) Activate Pepsin
60
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PARIETAL CELLS of the STOMACH SECRETE _________ and ________.

A

Hydrogen (H+)

Chloride (Cl-)

61
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The CHIEF CELLS of the STOMACH release ____________.

A

Pepsinogen

62
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True or False: pepsinogen is active pepsin.

A

FALSE,

PEPSINOGEN is INACTIVE PEPSIN

63
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How often is the EPITHELIAL LAYER of the STOMACH replaced?

A

Every 3 days

64
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This is an ACIDIC mix of FOOD and GASTRIC JUICES.

A

Chyme

Ch.41 p.8 NOTES

65
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The STOMACH CHURNS every ___ seconds.

66
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CHYME released into the SMALL INTESTINE by the PYLORIC SPHINCTER ___ to ___ HOURS after a meal.

67
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The SMALL INTESTINE is composed of what THREE (3) parts?

A

Duodenum
Jejunum
ileum

68
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The DUODENUM is the first ___ cm of the SMALL INTESTINE.

69
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Thus secretes BICARBONATE for neutralization and ENZYMES.

70
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TRYPSIN and CHYMOTRYPSIN of the PANCREAS aid in _________ digestion.

71
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PANCREATIC AMYLASE aid in __________ DIGESTION.

A

Carbohydrate

72
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PANCREATIC LIPASES aid in _______ DIGESTION.

73
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PANCREATIC NUCLEASES aid in __________ DIGESTION.

A

Nucleic Acid

74
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This is the site of BILE PRODUCTION.

75
Q

This AMPHILLIC MOLECULE acts as an EMULSIFIER.

76
Q

BILE ACIDS form _________.

77
Q

This organ STORES BILE and RELEASES it DURING DIGESTION.

A

Gall Bladder

78
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The SMALL INTESTINE has a _________ SURFACE AREA of ____.

A

Large

300 meters squared

79
Q

These are FINGER-LIKE extensions that INCREASE SURFACE AREA in the the SMALL INTESTINE.

80
Q

MICROVILLI are made of ___________ cells.

A

Epithelial

81
Q

SIDE BY SIDE MICROVILLI are called __________.

A

The Brush Boarder

82
Q

Nutrients must pass though a ___________ during NUTRIENT ABSORPTION.

A

Plasma Membrane

83
Q

How do FATS ENTER the BLOOD STREAM?

A

Lymphatic System

Ch.41 p.10 NOTES

84
Q

True or False: most nutrients enter directly into blood capillaries.

A

TRUE,

MOST nutrients enter DIRECTLY into blood CAPILLARIES.

85
Q

This is a SMALL POUCH of the LARGE INTESTINE for FERMENTING PLANT MATERIAL.

86
Q

WATER ABSORPTION is the main FUNCTION of this component of the LARGE INTESTINE.

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