feeding and nutrition Flashcards
Name the carbohydrates baised on their sugars
Monosachorides - 1
Disachorides- 2
Polysacorides- 3+
What are proteins made of?
Amino acids
What bonds form proteins?
Peptide bonds
What 2 elements make up fatty acids
Hydrogen + Carbon
Name the group that make the fatty acid reacitive
Carboxyl group
-COOH
What is a carnivore
Eats meat
What is an herbivore
Eats plant matter
What is an omnivore
Eats plants and meat
What is the 2 sub catogorys for carnivores?
Insectivores and piscivores
Insectivores eat insects like an ardvark
Piscivores eat fish like a puffin
What is the 2 sub catogorys for Herivores?
Folivores and frugivores
Folivores eat leaves like a giraffe
Frugivores eat fruit like a mainswolf
What is the gap inbetween teeth called? between the incisors and molers
Diastema
Name the 7 major nutrients
Carbohdyrates,
Proteins,
fats/lipids,
vitamins,
minerals,
water,
fiber.
What are the building blocks of carbohdyrates?
Monosacoride - 1
Disacoride - 2
Polysacoride - 3+
What are the building blocks for fats/lipids?
Fatty acids - carboxal group - COOH
What are the building blocks for proteins?
Amino acids