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Which of the following affects the chemical composition of plants?
Which of the following affects the chemical composition of plants?
- Irrigation (correct)
- Clinical nutrition
- Nucleic acids
- Animal body composition
What serves as both structural and reserve material in plants' dry matter?
What serves as both structural and reserve material in plants' dry matter?
- Proteins
- Nucleic acids
- Carbohydrates (correct)
- Lipids
What is the principal constituent of dry matter in plants?
What is the principal constituent of dry matter in plants?
- Carbohydrates (correct)
- Proteins
- Organic acids
- Lipids
Which of the following is a major content in living plants that decreases with maturity?
Which of the following is a major content in living plants that decreases with maturity?
In seeds, carbohydrates occur principally as which of the following?
In seeds, carbohydrates occur principally as which of the following?
Which part of the plant generally has the highest percentage of lipids?
Which part of the plant generally has the highest percentage of lipids?
Which element is generally associated with the vegetative portion of the plant and is richer in leaves than stems?
Which element is generally associated with the vegetative portion of the plant and is richer in leaves than stems?
Which of the following plant by-products arises from the residue of extraction of oil from oil-bearing seeds?
Which of the following plant by-products arises from the residue of extraction of oil from oil-bearing seeds?
Which compound is much higher in leaves than in stems and move from vegetative parts to seeds as the plant matures?
Which compound is much higher in leaves than in stems and move from vegetative parts to seeds as the plant matures?
In which form are the principal store of energy found in most oil-bearing seeds?
In which form are the principal store of energy found in most oil-bearing seeds?
Where does the digestion and absorption of starch occur in monogastric animals?
Where does the digestion and absorption of starch occur in monogastric animals?
Which of the following is the major carbohydrate-digesting enzyme secreted with the pancreatic juice and salivary glands?
Which of the following is the major carbohydrate-digesting enzyme secreted with the pancreatic juice and salivary glands?
What are the major endproducts of rumen carbohydrate digestion?
What are the major endproducts of rumen carbohydrate digestion?
What is the predominant acid in the rumen with roughage diets that are high in cellulose?
What is the predominant acid in the rumen with roughage diets that are high in cellulose?
In which part of the animal's body is the heat produced from the formation of volatile fatty acids useful for warming during cold weather?
In which part of the animal's body is the heat produced from the formation of volatile fatty acids useful for warming during cold weather?
What is the primary source of carbohydrates in animal nutrition?
What is the primary source of carbohydrates in animal nutrition?
What is the main function of lignin in plants?
What is the main function of lignin in plants?
What process is responsible for the synthesis of carbohydrates in plant leaves?
What process is responsible for the synthesis of carbohydrates in plant leaves?
Which compound hinders the digestibility of cellulose in plants?
Which compound hinders the digestibility of cellulose in plants?
What is the end product of the digestion of carbohydrates by enzymes secreted by monogastric animals?
What is the end product of the digestion of carbohydrates by enzymes secreted by monogastric animals?
