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Principles of Nutrition: Plant and Animal Composition

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1

The first nutrition researcher to equate the release of heat of oxidation from foods to heat produced by a candle was who?
A)Mendel
B)Pasteur
C)Lavoisier
D)Tyrell
E)da Vinci
2

There are three sources of water for animal functioning: drinking water, water ingested as a component of foods, and what third source?
A)metabolic
B)catabolic
C)nitrogen-free extract
3

A disaccharide, such as lactose, is composed of how many carbon atoms?
A)2
B)4
C)6
D)12
E)24
4

Raw cotton is an almost pure compound of what type?
A)protein
B)cellulose
C)starch
D)glycoprotein
E)dextrin
5

The backbone of a triglyceride is a molecule of what compound?
A)amino acid
B)fatty acid
C)glucose
D)ribonucleic acid
E)glycerol
6

The sun's activation of 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin creates what compound?
A)chlorophyll
B)cholesterol
C)vitamin D
D)niacin
E)prostaglandin
7

There are how many amino acids that are considered to be essential for many mammalian species?
A)none
B)6
C)10
D)16
E)20
8

Why do adult ruminants have no dietary essential amino acids?
A)Microorganisms synthesize the needed amino acids in the rumen.
B)Ruminants produce enzymes that manufacture all the essential amino acids in their liver.
C)Ruminants have an extremely low tissue requirement for protein.
D)Ruminants convert glucose to all known amino acids at high levels of efficiency in almost every tissue.
9

The rumen microbes can effectively convert nonprotein nitrogen to amino acids if a ready source of what other item is available?
A)carbon dioxide gas
B)carbon monoxide gas
C)energy
D)vitamin D
E)hydrochloric acid
10

Mineral requirements for livestock are generally divided into two groups, microminerals and macrominerals. Which of the following is a micromineral?
A)iron
B)calcium
C)phosphorus
D)magnesium
E)sodium
11

Which of the following methods gives nutritionists an estimate of fat (lipid) in a feed or food?
A)nitrogen-free extract
B)crude fiber
C)ash
D)neutral detergent
E)ether extract
12

Crude protein is analyzed by determining which compound in feedstuffs?
A)calcium
B)phosphorus
C)nitrogen
D)nitrogen-free extract
E)acid detergent insoluble nitrogen
13

Which component of feed is crudely determined by burning (ashing) a feedstuff?
A)mineral
B)carbohydrate
C)lignin
D)cellulose
E)digestible dry matter
14

The amount of feed energy estimated to be available for maintenance and productive function, such as growth or milk production, is defined by what term?
A)gross energy
B)metabolizable energy
C)digestible energy
D)net energy
E)heat increment
15

Heat increment may be considered to be a detriment to animals in hot weather but a benefit to animals in cold weather.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
16

No hormone or hormone-like compounds may be used in the promotion of growth in meat producing animals.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
17

Carbohydrate and fat in animal tissues can be utilized to provide energy whereas protein cannot.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
18

The primary difference between starch and fat is that starch is predominantly carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in composition while fat contains about one-third nitrogen by weight.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
19

Essentially, the chemical formula for starch and cellulose is identical, even though only one of them can be digested by mammalian enzymes.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
20

The formation of carbohydrate in plants includes the requirement for water molecules and external energy.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE