Chapter 6

Question 0

antibodies

Answer 0

Substances produced in body that fight illnesses

Question 1

Amino Acid

Answer 1

Building blocks of protein

Question 2

Coprophagy

Answer 2

Animals that eat their own feces, Rabbits

Question 3

Digestion

Answer 3

Breakdown of food, absorption of minerals

Question 4

DNA

Answer 4

Genetic material

Question 5

Macrominerals

Answer 5

Minerals needed in large quantity

Question 6

Microminerals

Answer 6

Minerals needed in low amounts

Question 7

Nutrient

Answer 7

Single food that supports animal life

Question 8

Nutrition

Answer 8

Animal receives proper and balanced diet so it can grow and reproduce

Question 9

Solubility

Answer 9

Capability of being dissolve, fat or water solubility

Question 10

Ventriculus

Answer 10

Gizzard, grinds and crush food

Question 11

Ruminant

Answer 11

Four compartment to stomach

Question 12

What are the 4 compartments?

Answer 12

Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum

Question 13

What are the major minerals?

Answer 13

Calcium, phosphorus, fluoride, potassium, sodium, chloride

Question 14

What are the functions of calcium and Phosphorus?

Answer 14

Help bone and teeth strength

Question 15

Chlorine and Sodium

Answer 15

Formation of digestive juices and fight bacteria

Question 16

2 microminerals

Answer 16

Zinc, fluorine, copper, iodine,

Question 17

Major vitamins(fat soluble)

Answer 17

Vitamin A, D, E, K

Question 18

Vitamin A

Answer 18

Helps vision, and digestive problems

Question 19

Vitamin D

Answer 19

Help absorption of calcium and phosphorus

Question 20

Vitamin E

Answer 20

Normal gestation

Question 21

Vitamin K

Answer 21

Normal blood

Question 22

What allows horses to eat lots of hay

Answer 22

A large cecum

Question 23

What does the rumen do

Answer 23

Storage for food

Question 24

Reticulum

Answer 24

Foreign bodies can be caught in here

Question 25

Omasum

Answer 25

Honey comb, removes large amounts of water

Question 26

Abomasum

Answer 26

True stomach

Question 27

Crop

Answer 27

Storage area for food

Question 28

Why do chickens eat rocks

Answer 28

To assist in the gizzard to help break down food

Question 29

Why do rabbits eat their poop

Answer 29

So their body can use the full nutrients

Question 30

Why do horses need to keep moving

Answer 30

So they don’t get colicky, it helps them digest, their diaphragm moves like an accordion and pushes the food through

Question 31

Name 6 nutrients

Answer 31

Water, fat, proteins, carbs, minerals and vitamins

Question 32

Water is most important nutrient. T or F

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Proteins are composed of four chemicals

Answer 33

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

Question 34

Carbs do

Answer 34

Store fat, gives energy, assists breathing, digestion, and exercising

Question 35

Fats contain 2.25 times the amount of energy as carbs. T or F

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Carbs are made of three chemicals

Answer 36

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen