Nutrition and Macromolecules

Question 1

Protein + types

Answer 1

• building blocks
• made from amino acids
• complete protein : all nine essential amino acids that the human body cannot create by itself
• incomplete protein : contain only a few, but not all, of the nine essential amino acids

Question 2

Fat + types

Answer 2

• stores energy
• saturated fat : most animal fat, solid at room temperature
• unsaturated fat : from plant and fish, liquid at room temperature; less dense structure = allow enzyme to get in and break down bonds

Question 3

Carbohydrates + types

Answer 3

• fuel
• monosaccharides (simple sugar) : fast energy, readily availabble
• polysaccharides : slow, long release of more energy, complex carbohydrates, created from many monosaccharides

Question 4

Taste preference

Answer 4

• different macromolecule have different caloric density
• organisms rather find foods with higher caloric density and more calorie

Question 5

Dietary fiber

Answer 5

• non-digestive carbohydrates
• helps scrap the inside of digestive track and pull stuff through

Question 6

Vitamin + Minerals

Answer 6

• available in food
• don’t provide raw material
• fucntion in enzyme as we break it down and reformulate it into other stuff

Question 7

Process of Digestion

Answer 7

1. Ingestion : tackle food
2. Digestion : break down food
3. Absorption : absorb nutrients from food
4. Elimination : get rid of stuff we cannot use

Question 8

BMR

Answer 8

• basal metabolic rate
• energy animals is using just to exist
• important measure meant to use to compare with other organisms/animals