VET 111 Small animal nutrition midterm

What is the 6 essential nutrients in order

a

b

c

d

e

f

Carbohydrates

Minerals

Vitamins

Proteins

Fats

Water

Match the following

• Nutrition

• What an individual ingests (eats or drinks)

• Diet

• Components of a diet; substance that forms part of a mixture

• Ingredient

• The study of food, it’s nutrients and their interaction with each other, and their balance within an ingested diet of ingredients - What is balanced for healthy sustaining of life

Match the following

• Macronutrient

• A substance that is a form of matter having constant chemical composition and characteristic properties

• Micronutrient

• Substance that provides nourishment to an organism

• Nutrient

• Has important functions in the body but does not provide energy.

• Chemical

• Used to produce energy within the body

The most important nutrient?

• Vitamins

• Water

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

The body is made up of​ (a)   of water. If the body looses ​ (b)   of water critical illness can occur. Death can occur if ​ (c)   of water is loss.

• 70%
• 80%
• 20%
• 50% 
• 10%
• 15%

Water content in dry food is ​ (a)   . Water content in wet food is ​ (b)  

• 10-15%
• 72-82%
• 5-10%
• 15-20%
• 50-60%
• 85-95%

What is NOT a reason as to why an animal would need water?

• Provides temperature regulation

• Carries waste out of the body

• Provides structure and shape to organs

• Mixes with waste in the body to go into the bloodstream.

What is not a benefit of carbohydrates?

• Provides long lasting slow acting energy

• Can provide a fast source of heat

• Provides fast acting energy

• Provides glucose for necessary functions like growth

Base unit of a simple sugar is?

• Sugar

• unesaccharide

• Monosaccharide

• Unisaccharide

Match the following

• Water insoluble

• Microbes in the large intestine convert into short-chain fatty acids that can be used for energy

• Non-fermentable

• Cannot be converted by mammals - pass unchanged through the digestive tract.

• Water soluble

• Passes through the digestive system unchanged. Still very important.

• Fermentable

• Absorbs water in the colon; slows digestion and prevents diarrhea