Chapter 1

Question 1

Define nutrition:

Answer 1

Study of food, its nutrients, and other components

Question 2

What are the six categories of nutrients?

Answer 2

Water, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, and vitamins

Question 3

What is energy necessary for?

Answer 3

Body to perform metabolic work

Question 4

What is the first requirement of an animals diet?

Answer 4

Energy

Question 5

What is GE/Gross energy?

Answer 5

Total chemical energy

Question 6

What is digestible energy/DE?

Answer 6

Amount of energy available for absorption across the intestinal mucosa

Question 7

What is metabolic energy/ME?

Answer 7

Amount of energy available to tissues of the body after losses in feces/urine have been taken from the GE of the food

Question 8

In terms of survivability, what is the single most important nutrient for the body?

Answer 8

Water

Question 9

Water within the cells is necessary for what 5 things?

Answer 9

1. Metabolic processes
2. Chemical reactions
3. Temp regulation
4. Essential for normal digestion
5. Elimination of waste products from kidneys

Question 10

What type of water loss is excreted daily through urinary waste?

Answer 10

Obligatory loss

Question 11

What is facultative loss?

Answer 11

• water lost in fecal water
• evaporation from lungs during respiration/panting

Question 12

What 3 sources provide water intake in pets?

Answer 12

1. water present in food
2. metabolic water
3. drinking water

Question 13

What % of water is dry pet food?

Answer 13

7%

Question 14

What % of water is wet pet food?

Answer 14

84%

Question 15

Who is more likely to become dehydrated? Cats or dogs? Why?

Answer 15

Cats, more likely to underconsume water than dogs