Biological Science

Chapter 40: Animal Nutrition

Summary Review

1. Which of the following represent examples of electrolytes? [Hint]

2. As you’ve likely noticed, recommendations for basic nutritional requirements for humans change fairly frequently. Which of the following statements provides the most likely explanation? [Hint]

3. Which of the following experimental results led Jonas Bergström and co-workers to challenge the prevailing hypothesis concerning the nutritional requirements of endurance athletes? [Hint]

4. Which of the following adaptations to the pharyngeal jaw system of cichlids does NOT represent an example of how mouthparts are adaptations that allow for efficient feeding? [Hint]

5. Chemical digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following best describes the type of digestion that occurs in the mouth? [Hint]

6. Which of the following statements concerning the production of acid by the stomach is NOT correct? [Hint]

7. Based on what you’ve learned about the role of the parietal cells in HCl production in the stomach, predict the relative acidities of the following three compartments:

(A) the stomach lumen

(B) blood supply arriving to the stomach

(C) blood supply leaving the stomach [Hint]

8. Which of the following does NOT represent a function of HCl in the stomach? [Hint]

9. Which of the following represents the correct sequence for protein digestion and absorption? [Hint]

10. Which of the following represents the correct sequence for fat digestion? [Hint]

11. Which of the following statements concerning pancreatic secretion is NOT true? [Hint]

12. All of the following occur with the condition known as diabetes EXCEPT [Hint]

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