Nutrition Flashcards
What are some sources of water?
Drink
Food
Metabolism
What are some functions of water?
Transporting medium
maintains body temperature
solvent
What proportion of an animals body is water?
90% or less
What is nutrition?
Science that deals with nutrients in food and feed as they relate to health and life.
What are major classes of nutrients?
Water Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins Minerals
What are major functions of nutrients?
Body maintenance growth production of milk, meat, wool work reproduction regulate body processes
Plants vs animals, regarding CHO?
Plants are high, animals are low
Plants vs animals, regarding cell walls?
Plants- carbohydrates
Animals- lipid and proteins
Plants vs animals, regarding skeletal?
Plants- fiber
Animalas- mineral
Plants vs animals, regarding energy stores?
Plants- starch
Animals- fat and glycogen
All animals depend upon nutrients derived by what?
Photsynthesis
What is photosynthesis?
Where sunlight turns water and carbon dioxide into sugar
Carbohydrates contain what?
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Carbohydrates include what?
sugars, starches, and cellulose
What are monosaccharides?
Simple sugars
What is a polysaccarharides?
A major source of animal carbohydrates
What is a disaccarhide?
common form of carbohydrates
What is sucrose?
glucose and fructose
What is maltose?
glucose and glucose
What is lactose?
glucose and galactose
What is cellulose?
primary carbohydrate in forages
What is hemicellulose?
secondary carbohydrate in fiber.
What are functions of carbohydrates?
provide energy for body processes surplus CHO is converted to fat
What are some functions of crude fiber?
source of heat and energy
prevents compaction
helps maintain muscular tone in digestive tract
helps prevent bloat
