Measurements of Energy + Voluntary Muscle Activity

Question 1

________ ________ is the total amount of potential energy contained within a ______

Answer 1

GE Gross Energy
Diet

Question 2

How is Gross Energy measured

Answer 2

The amount of heat produced using a bomb colorimeter

Question 3

_______ ________ is the energy available for absorption across the ___________ _________

Answer 3

DE Digestible Energy
Intestinal Mucosa
(some lost in feces)

Question 4

_______ _______ the amount of energy actually available in the ________ for use

Answer 4

ME Metabolizable Energy (feces+urine)
Tissues

Question 5

___________ ________ is most often listed under energy content on pet food labels

Answer 5

ME Metabolizable Energy

Question 6

Voluntary muscular activity is also known as __________ and is the most ________ area of energy expenditure

Answer 6

Exercise
Variable

Question 7

Voluntary Muscular Activity is what percent of total energy expenditures

Answer 7

30%

Question 8

Two things Voluntary Muscular Activity is affected by

Answer 8

Duration
Intensity

Question 9

The amount of ________ used with exercise can increase as __________ increases

Answer 9

Energy
weight