nutrition

Who is called the Father of Nutrition and is credited with recognizing "Life is a chemical process"?

• Funk

• Antoine Lavoisier

• Newton

• Forsyth

Who had the idea for the single plant feeding experiment which stimulated the Golden Age of Nutrition?

• Dr. Stephen Babcock

• Daniel

• Aristotle

• Forsyth

List the 6 classes of nutrients

Answer explanation

Carbohydrates, Fats, Protein, Water, Minerals, and Vitamins

What property of water makes it so useful for transporting nutrients and as a medium for chemical reactions?

• High specific heat

• High boiling point

• High dielectric constant

• High latent heat of vaporization

What property of water is operating when an animal is cooled by sweating?

• High latent heat of vaporization

• High boiling point

• High specific heat

• High dielectric constant

What are the 3 (different) sources of water for animals?

Answer explanation

drinking water, feed, and metabolic water

Which nutrient class contains the most energy per gram?

Answer explanation

Fats

Which nutrient class comprises most of the livestock diets (excluding water)?

Answer explanation

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates and fats are composed of the same ELEMENTS; what is the difference in elemental composition that partly explains the difference in energy content?

Answer explanation

Fats contain much less oxygen than carbohydrates, leaving more carbon and hydrogen relatively, to oxidize to produce energy.

Carbohydrates are composed of what kinds of molecules?

Answer explanation

Sugars