Nutrition and Digestion in Non-Chordate Animals

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What is the process of breakdown of complex food compounds into simpler units known as?

  • Digestion (correct)
  • Photosynthesis
  • Respiration
  • Assimilation

Which statement best describes the role of nutrients in animals?

  • Nutrients play a minimal role in animal survival.
  • Nutrients are used primarily for growth and reproduction.
  • Nutrients are only required for energy production.
  • Nutrients provide energy for maintaining body processes and also serve as raw materials for building and maintaining cellular machinery. (correct)

What is the main source of energy for plants?

  • Chemical compounds from animals
  • Carbon-di-oxide
  • Water
  • Sunlight (correct)

What is the term used to describe the acquisition and ingestion of food by animals?

<p>Feeding (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do animals require but cannot synthesize for proper body function?

<p>Vitamins, certain salts, and some amino acids (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do plants use to synthesize all the components that constitute them?

<p>Sunlight and carbon-di-oxide (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the success of how animals exploit food resources compared with?

<p>Their complexity and functional adaptations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of nutrients in animals?

<p>Providing energy to maintain body processes and also serving as building materials (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is required by animals to provide fuel in terms of energy and raw materials for building and maintaining cellular machinery?

<p>Nutrients (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the acquisition and ingestion of food by animals refer to?

<p>Feeding (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Digestion and Nutrition

  • Breakdown of complex food compounds into simpler units is known as digestion.

Role of Nutrients in Animals

  • Nutrients provide energy, building blocks, and essential molecules for proper body function.

Energy Source for Plants

  • The main source of energy for plants is light energy from the sun.

Acquisition and Ingestion of Food

  • The term used to describe the acquisition and ingestion of food by animals is feeding.

Essential Requirements for Animals

  • Animals require essential nutrients, amino acids, and vitamins that they cannot synthesize for proper body function.

Plant Synthesis

  • Plants use light energy, water, and carbon dioxide to synthesize all the components that constitute them.

Exploitation of Food Resources

  • The success of how animals exploit food resources is compared with their ecological efficiency.

Purpose of Nutrients in Animals

  • The main purpose of nutrients in animals is to provide fuel in terms of energy and raw materials for building and maintaining cellular machinery.

Feeding and Nutrition

  • The acquisition and ingestion of food by animals, also known as feeding, is required to provide fuel in terms of energy and raw materials for building and maintaining cellular machinery.

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