Nutritional Requirements of Animals |
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Compare the bioenergetics of animals when energy balance is positive and when it is negative. |
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Name the three nutrition needs that must be met by a nutritionally adequate diet. |
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Distinguish among undernourishment, overnourishment, and malnourishment. |
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Explain why fat hoarding may have provided a fitness advantage to our hunter-gatherer ancestors. |
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Explain the role of leptin in the regulation of fat storage and use. |
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Define essential nutrients and describe the four classes of essential nutrients. |
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Distinguish between water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins. |
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Overview of Food Processing |
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Define and compare the four main stages of food processing. |
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Compare intracellular and extracellular digestion. |
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The Mammalian Digestive System |
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Describe the common processes and structural components of the mammalian digestive system. |
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Name three functions of saliva. |
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Compare where and how the major types of macromolecules are digested and absorbed within the mammalian digestive system. |
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Explain why pepsin does not digest the stomach lining.Explain how the small intestine is specialized for digestion and absorption. |
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Explain how the small intestine is specialized for digestion and absorption. |
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Describe the major functions of the large intestine. |
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Evolutionary Adaptations of Vertebrate Digestive Systems |
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Relate variations in dentition and length of the digestive system to the feeding strategies and diets of herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. |
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Describe the roles of symbiotic microorganisms in vertebrate digestion. |