Biology Exam Materials Flashcards
What are the nutrients that animal needs?
Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat, Vitamin, Minerals, Water and Fibre
What is the term if the nutrients are consumed in the right proportion?
Balanced diet
Examples of Vitamins and Minerals. Two each
Vitamin C and D
Calcium and Iron
What is one function of Fibre
To help the muscle in the alimentary canal to work properly
What is Kwashiorkor and Marasmus
Kwashiorkor : Lack or protein in the diet (swollen abdomen)
Marasmus : Lack of protein and carbo ( skinny )
What is the term for movement of contracting and relaxing muscles in the alimentary canal to move food?
Peristalsis
What is digestion?
The process of breaking molecules into smaller ones to be absorbed
Word equations for the digestion of starch, protein, and fat
Starch –> (amylase) –>Maltose –> (maltase) –> Glucose
Protein –> (protease) –> Polypeptides –> (pepsin) –> Amino acid
Fat –> (bile) Small droplets –> (lipase) –> Fatty acids and glycerol
What are mechanical and chemical digestion
Mechanical : The breakdown of food into smaller pieces physically, without chemical change to the food molecules
Chemical : The breakdown or large insoluble molecules into smaller soluble molecules with chemicals like enzymes.
What are the types of teeth?
Incisors, Canines, Pre Molars, Molars
What is the hardest substance an animal’s body, but can dissolve in acid?
Enamel
What are the functions of the type of teeth?
Incisors and Canines are to bite off food, Pre molars and molars are to grind and chew food.
What is ingestion?
Taking in substance into mouth, eat
What is the function sphincter muscles?
Can close tubes completely
Where is mucus found and what is its’ function?
Lubricated through the alimentary canal and helps food slides down easily
What is chyme
Mixture in the stomach where food is mixed with mucus, hydrochloric acid, enzyme
What are the fluids made in stomach?
Protease, hydrochloric acid, mucus