Chapter 41: Animal nutrition Flashcards
herbivores
eat plants/algae
carnivores
eat other animals
omnivores
eat both other animals and plants/algae
ingestion
eating/ putting food in your mouth
digestion
break down food to usable molecule
enzymatic hydrolysis
digestive enzymes break chemical bonds; produce water and monomers
absorption
cells take up digestive products
elimination
removal of unassimilated waste
bulk feeders
eat large pieces of food
fluid feeders
eat other organisms’ body fluid
filter feeders
filter particles from water
substrate feeders
live in/on their food
intracellular digestion
phagocytosis captures small food particles in a vacuole; digested within cell
gastrovascular cavity
functions for digestion and circulation
extracellular digestion
gastrodermis secretes enzymes
alimentary canal
complete, one-way gut; efficient sequential food processing
digestive system
sequential arrangement of specialized segments and accessory glands
peristalsis
waves of smooth muscle contraction that move food along
sphincters
muscular closures that isolate some segments of the digestive tract
mouth
oral cavity; mechanical digestion by chewing
salivary glands
stimulated by presence of food; amylase and mucin
amylase
enzyme that hydrolyzes starch and glycogen
tongue
determines food from not-food; processes and manipulates food to create bolus and move it back for swallowing
pharynx
opens to 2 passages: trachea and esophagus
epiglottis
cartilage flap that closes trachea during swallowing
esophagus
connects the oral cavity to the stomach
striated muscle (ingestion)
upper part of esophagus; voluntary swallowing
smooth muscle (ingestion)
lower part of esophagus; involuntary peristalsis
primary roles of the stomach
store food and continue digestion
gastric juices (chyme)
facilitates chemical digestion; made up of HCl (denatures proteins) and pepsin (protease, breaks peptide bonds)
parietal cells
secrete H+ and Cl- separately
chief cells
secrete pepsinogen (inactive pepsin)
mucus
protects the stomach lining
gastric ulcers
acid damage to stomach lining caused by bacteria
mechanical digestion (stomach)
muscle contractions mix chyme
bolus
ball of food that moves through the esophagus
small intestine
functions in both digestion and absorption; 6m long
duodenum
receives secretions from pancreas, liver, and gall bladder
pancreas
neutralizes acidic chyme, secretes proteases, amylases and nucleases
liver
produces bile
gall bladder
stores bile for lipid digestion
jejunum and ileum
sites of absorption in small intestine
villi and microvilli
folds of small intestine that increase surface area
large intestine
colon + cecum + rectum; recovers water
feces
wastes of digestion system
colon
water re-absorption
e. coli
mutualistic bacteria; 1/3 of dry weight of feces
rectum
last section of colon before anus
digestion of carbohydrates
begins in the mouth
digestion of protein
broken down in stomach; turned into amino acids in the lumen of small intestine
nucleic acid digestion
lumen of small intestine
fat digestion
lumen of small intestine (bile)
gut length adaptations
herbivores have longer digestive tracts; plant material is harder to digest
carnivore teeth adaptations
better developed incisors and canines
herbivore teeth adaptations
broad molars for grinding
omnivore teeth adaptations
unspecialized teeth
cellulase
enzyme that breaks down cellulose; most animals lack
gut mutualism
microbes that assist digestion
ruminants
elaborate anatomical adaptations to help break down grass in cows, sheep, etc
vestimentiferans
deep sea annelids that lack gut; have mutualistic chemoautotrophic bacteria
homeostatic balance of nutrients
glycogen hydrolyzed when more energy is need; glycogen stored in liver when intake exceeds need
essential nutrients
whatever animals can’t synthesize
essential amino acids
vary from species to species; humans have 8 (can’t make)
complete proteins
animal proteins, all essential amino acids
incomplete proteins
plant proteins; <8 essential amino acids
essential fatty acids
unsaturated fatty acids that can’t be synthesized
vitamins
cofactors
water soluble vitamins
B complex, C
fat soluble vitamins
A, D, E, K
minerals
any inorganic elements needed for skeleton/physiology/osmotic balance
undernourishment
shortage of food energy
malnourishment
shortage of 1 or more essential nutrients