| Nutritional
Requirements of Animals |
| 1. |
Compare the bioenergetics
of animals when energy balance is positive and when it is
negative. |
| 2. |
Name the three nutrition
needs that must be met by a nutritionally adequate diet. |
| 3. |
Distinguish among
undernourishment, overnourishment, and malnourishment. |
| 4. |
Explain why fat hoarding
may have provided a fitness advantage to our hunter-gatherer
ancestors. |
| 5. |
Explain the role of
leptin in the regulation of fat storage and use. |
| 6. |
Define essential
nutrients and describe the four classes of essential
nutrients. |
| 7. |
Distinguish between
water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins. |
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Overview
of Food Processing |
| 8. |
Define and compare the
four main stages of food processing. |
| 9. |
Compare intracellular and
extracellular digestion. |
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The
Mammalian Digestive System |
| 10. |
Describe the common
processes and structural components of the mammalian digestive
system. |
| 11. |
Name three functions of
saliva. |
| 12. |
Compare where and how the
major types of macromolecules are digested and absorbed within the
mammalian digestive system. |
| 13. |
Explain why pepsin does
not digest the stomach lining.Explain how the small intestine is
specialized for digestion and absorption. |
| 14. |
Explain how the small
intestine is specialized for digestion and absorption. |
| 15. |
Describe the major
functions of the large intestine. |
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Evolutionary
Adaptations of Vertebrate Digestive Systems |
| 16. |
Relate variations in
dentition and length of the digestive system to the feeding
strategies and diets of herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. |
| 17. |
Describe the roles of
symbiotic microorganisms in vertebrate digestion. |
