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Wildlife Nutrition
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Nutrition
Undergraduate 3
01/31/2015

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Term
Keratin contains high levels of what amino acid?
Definition
Cysteine
Term
Define: Wild animal
Definition
-Undomesticated, untame, not under human control
Term
Define: Domesticated Animal
Definition
-ancestors have undergone domestication, kept under direct human control
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Define: Domestication Process
Definition
-evolutionary process during which the living space, animal care, selection of mating partners and reproduction of a species is supervised or controlled by humans
Term
Define: Tame Animal
Definition
An animal that has been familiarized with humans so as to be tractable
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Define: Feral Animal
Definition
-any animal that lives in a wild state who's ancestors were domesticated
Term
Define: Monotreme
Definition
Mammal that lays eggs
Term
Phases of "Nutrition and Feeding"
Definition
Prehension, ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination
Term
Define: Prehension
Definition
Grasping or seizing of food
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Define: Ingestion
Definition
Intake of food into the body
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Define: Digestion
Definition
Break down of large complex food components into smaller, simpler compounds
Term
Types of digestion?
Definition
Mechanical, chemical, microbial
Term
Methods of mechanical digestion?
Definition
Mastication, grinding via muscular contractions
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Define: Absorption
Definition
Simple nutrient molecules from gut into blood or lymph
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Define: Elimination
Definition
Removal of undigested and unabsorbed food from the body as faeces and urine
Term
Methods of receiving food? (3)
Definition
Eating, drinking breathing
Term
Nutrient groups? (7)
Definition
Oxygen, Carbs, Fats, Protein, Vitamins, Minerals, Water
Term
Methods of obtaining water? (3)
Definition
Free water, water in food, metabolic water
Term
Water content in fresh grass, non-fat animal tissue, oats, air-dried desert seeds?
Definition
77%, 70%, 11%, 2-3%
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Carbohydrate groups? (5)
Definition
Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Polysaccharides, Animal Carbs, Plant Carbs
Term
Types of pentose/hexose sugars?(1/3)
Definition
Ribose/Glucose,Galactose,Fructose
Term
Types of disaccharides?(3)
Definition
Sucrose (glucose, galactose)
Maltose (glucose, glucose)
Lactose (glucose, fructose)
Term
Types of polysaccharides?(3)
Definition
starch (glucose polymer), cellulose (glucose polymer), hemicellulose (5C and 6C rings)
Term
Animal carbs?(3)
Definition
Glycogen, nucleic acids, DNA
Term
Plant carbs? (4)
Definition
starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, nucleic acids
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Structure of triglyceride?
Definition
1 glycerol molecule + 3 FAs
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Structure of phospholipid?
Definition
Phosphate + 2 FAs + glycerol
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Examples of n-3 fatty acids and oils containing them?
Definition
ALA (flaxseed, soybean, phytoplank), EPA/DHA (fish)
Term
Examples of n-6 fatty acids and oils containing them?
Definition
LA (corn oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil)
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