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Animal Nutrition

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  • What enzyme is responsible to break down lactose?
    lactase
  • This is the process of breaking down molecules using enzymes.
    Chemical digestion
  • What are two types of fats?
    saturated and unsaturated
  • What are the series of contraction made by the esophagus muscles as food moves to the stomach?
    peristalsis
  • It is a continuous tube through the body, from the mouth to anus.
    Alimentary canal
  • This is the process wherein food that could not be digested or absorbed is removed from the body.
    Egestion
  • This happens when there is too little energy provided the food consumed.
    Starvation
  • What mineral is lacking if a person has condition called anaemia?
    iron
  • This is the process of breaking down of large food molecules into smaller water-soluble molecules.
    digestion
  • Where are the amylase enzymes produced?
    salivary gland (mouth) / pancreas
  • Bread, Noodles, Rice, Potato, and Corn are rich in what type of nutrient?
    carbohydrate
  • What are absorbed in the large intestine?
    water / salts
  • This organ secretes bile.
    Liver
  • This literally means 'bad nutrition'.
    Malnutrition
  • What type of nutrient is needed to make enzymes and support muscles and movement?
    protein
  • Pepsin : Stomach ; Trypsin : _________________
    Pancreas
  • This is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism over time.
    Diet
  • What type of nutrients can we get from olive, salmon, and avocado?
    lipids (fats/oils)
  • In what digestive organ does the food pass through in which its nutrients are absorbed into the blood.
    Small intestine
  • It is the major constituent of the body, which covers at least 60% of it and is necessary for all life processes.
    Water