Energy For Maintenance Flashcards
1
Q
Food Energy
A
Chemical energy that animals derive from certain nutrients in food
- carbs, protein, fats
nutrients are metabolized, during which energy is absorbed/ released
2
Q
Food energy is required to sustain animals metabolism during…
A
maintenance
growth
reproduction
physical activity
3
Q
Basal Metabolic Rate
A
minimal amount of energy required by an ENDOTHERMIC animal each day to maintain homeostasis (in the ABSENCE of factors that would affect energy expenditure)
4
Q
homeostasis
A
respiration, circulation, nerve function, cellular maintenance, kidney/liver function
5
Q
basal metabolic rate is measured when
A
- at rest but awake
- in a post-absorptive state (12+hrs)
- in a thermo-neutral environment
- without physical/psychological stress
6
Q
BMR is not the lowest metabolic rate
A
sleeping
prolonged starvation or dehydration
hibernation or torpor
