nutrition 1-6 practice questions (NOT DONE) Flashcards
Which word is best defined by the following: “An edible material that provides nutrients”?
a. Nutrients
b. Food
c. Carnivore
d. Ration
b. Food
Which of the following components of dry matter is considered inorganic?
a. Minerals
b. Protein
c. Vitamins
d. Lipids
a
Which of the following is not true of carnivores?
a. They typically have relatively large brains
b. They may be further classified as obligate carnivores or mesocarnivores
c. One example of an obligate carnivore is the ferret
d. They typically have a more complex digestive system than herbivores
d
Which of the following feeding behaviours typically results in an animal with a combination of sharp
teeth (for shearing through meat) and flat molars (or grinding plant matter)?
a. Omnivores
b. Obligate carnivores
c. Concentrate selectors
d. Grazers
a
Which of the following is an example of a concentrate selector?
a. Deer
b. Lion
c. Sheep
d. Horse
a
Which two feeding behaviour groups are able to greatly vary their diet depending on food
availability?
a. Obligate carnivores
b. Omnivores
c. Intermediate feeders
d. Concentrate selectors
b,c
Grazing animals preferentially select feeds which maximise the availability of energy and provide
them with positive experiences. This can be referred to as:
a. Meal choice
b. Avoidant eating
c. Nutritional wisdom
d. Herd health
c
Which of the following is not a means by which cattle obtain water?
a. Drinking water
b. Transdermal absorption
c. Water present in food
d. Water formed during metabolism
b
Which of the following is the chemical formula of a triose monosaccharide?
a. C3H6O3
b. C4H8O4
c. C5H10O5
d. C6H12O6
a
What is the main form of energy storage in domestic animal species?
a. Muscle
b. Calcium
c. Carbohydrates
d. Fat
d
Below is a photograph of two, 11-week-old male rats. Which is more likely to have been fed a diet
deficient in essential fatty acids? a or b
b
Which of the following is a common symptom of vitamin A (retinol) deficiency in horses?
a. Coagulopathy
b. Calcification of soft tissues
c. Night blindness
d. Anaemia
c
‘Curled toe paralysis’ is most often seen in chicks with a deficiency of which vitamin?
a. Vitamin B12 (riboflavin)
b. Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
c. Arginine
d. Monosaccharides
a
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is most often supplemented in dogs suffering from which symptom?
a. Allergic dermatitis
b. Diarrhoea
c. Coagulopathy
d. Seizures
b
Which domestic species is most likely to suffer from Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency?
a. Cats
b. Cattle
c. Horses
d. Guinea pigs
d
Vitamin A (retinol) acts as a precursor for rhodopsin, which is important for which body function?
a. Blood clotting
b. Skeletal strength
c. Low-light vision
d. Cardiac muscle contraction
c
Vitamin D (calciferol) plays a key role in which metabolic system?
a. Low-light vision
b. Blood clot stabilisation
c. Antioxidant protection of cell membranes
d. Calcium regulation
d
What is the most common cause of Vitamin K deficiency seen in small animal clinical practice?
a. Anti-coagulant rodenticide toxicosis
b. Dietary deficiency
c. Genetic malabsorption
d. Failure of placental transfer
a
The below photograph shows a structural deformity in a horse colloquially known as ‘big head’.
What is the most likely mineral deficiency this horse is experiencing?
a. Copper
b. Calcium
c. Vitamin A (retinol)
d. Selenium
b
Are pasture animals in Queensland more likely to experience calcium or phosphorous deficiency?
a. Calcium
b. Phosphorous
b
The below photograph shows a hoof which has grown abnormally. Would this horse be more likely
to be experiencing selenium deficiency or selenium toxicosis?
a. Selenium deficiency
b. Selenium toxicosis
b
Iodine is closely associated with the production of which hormone?
a. Leptin
b. Oestrogen
c. Thyroxine (T4)
d. Cortisol
c
Digestibility can be best defined as:
a. The proportion of feed that is not excreted in the faeces, and therefore is assumed to be
absorbed by the animal
b. The proportion of energy that is lose in urine and combustible gases
c. The amount of heat that is produced by complete oxidation of a unit of food
d. A traditional method of conserving green crops
a
A bomb calorimeter is used to measure what property of food?
a. Gross energy
b. Digestible energy
c. Metabolisable enery
d. Net energy
a
Crude protein is…?
a. A useful measure of nutritional composition of the diet
b. Based on the assumption that nitrogen can be present in a variety of compounds in food
c. A comparable measure of digestible protein between species
d. An estimation of the protein content of food based on the nitrogen content
d
Which of the following is not true of legumes?
a. They belong to the family Leguminoseae
b. They grow in a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
c. They have a generally lower protein content than grasses
d. They are generally more drought hardy than grasses
c
Which of the following has a higher moisture content?
a. Hay
b. Silage
b
Pelleting cereal grains can be best defined as:
a. Grain is exposed to hot steam for 15 to 30 minutes before rolling, producing a flat ‘flake’
b. Corn is exposed to dry heat, causing sudden expansion of water to gas that ruptures the
endosperm
c. Grain is passed through a flame
d. Grain is ground (and often steamed), then shaped into pellets.
d
Casein is an example of a:
a. Processed animal protein
b. Plant protein meal
c. Cereal grain
d. Forage food
a