REVIEW & REHEARSE 22 NUTRITION and DIGESTION
REVIEW & REHEARSE 22 NUTRITION and DIGESTION
Q
Based on the types of food they consume, spiders and owls are considered:
- a) carnivores.
- b) omnivores.
- c) herbivores.
- d) detritivores.
- e) fluid-
feeders.
Basal metabolic rate:
- a) depends to a large degree on how active an individual is.
- b) does not vary across mammalian species.
- c) is a measure of the minimal energy needs of an individual not engaged in any activity.
- d) is the same for males and females of any given species.
- e) All of the above are correct.
Water has many functions in animals’ bodies. These include all of the following except:
- a) lubricating many joints, the spinal cord, and the eyes.
- b) serving as a solvent for many vitamins and minerals.
- c) transporting nutrients and waste materials throughout the body.
- d) regulating growth and development.
- e) All of the above are functions of water in animals’ bodies.
“Fiber” refers to a type of:
- a) carbohydrate.
- b) nucleic acid.
- c) lipid.
- d) amino acid.
- e) protein.
