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Section 9 - Nutrition Flashcards

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1
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What are the two trophic levels?

A

Autotrophs

Heterotrophs

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What is ingestion?

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When an organism takes in their food while or piece by piece

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What are the three types of heterotrophs?

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Herbivores - eat autotrophs

Carnivores - eat heterotrophs

Omnivores - eat both

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What are the 4 stages of food processing?

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Ingestion

Digestion

Absorption

Elimination

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What is required for digestion?

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Specialized compartments to avoid damage to body cells

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What is a gastrovascular cavity? How does it digest food?

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A digestive sac with a single opening

Extracellular, then intracellular

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What are the two types of cellular digestion?

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Intracellular digestion

Extracellular digestion

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What is the advantage of extracellular digestion?

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You can eat larger food

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What is an alimentary canal?

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A complete digestive tract

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What is the advantage of one-way movement of food?

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Allows for specialization of different regions of the digestive tract

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What are the four layers of the mammalian digestive system?

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Mucosa (epithelial tissue)

Submucosa (connective tissue)

Muscularis (muscle)

Serosa (connective tissue)

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What are the (6) parts of the human digestive system?

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Mouth
Pharynx(throat)
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Anus
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13
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Where does most digestion take place?

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Small intestine

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What does the pancreas do?

A

Secretes digestive enzymes

Secretes bicarbonate

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What is the function of the liver?

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Produces bile which emulsifies fats

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What organ mainly absorbs water, sodium and vitamin K?

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Large intestine

17
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Which organ releases gastrin?

A

The stomach

18
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What does gastrin do?

A

Triggers the secretion of gastric juices

19
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What are enterogasterones?

A

Hormones that control digestion

20
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What are the three enterogasterones?

A

Secretin - causes pancreas to release bicarbonate

CCK - stimulates the gall bladder to release bile

GIP - inhibits emptying of the stomach

21
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What is coprophagy?

A

Eating poop to get extra nutrients

22
Q

What is a rumen?

A

A stomach with the ability to regurgitate for additional mastication

23
Q

What are the macronutrients that plants require? (6)

A 
Carbon
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen 
Potassium
Phosphorus
24
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What are the two components of soil?

A

Soil

Topsoil

25
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What is the root system of vascular plants called?

A

Mycorrhizae

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