Animal Nutrition

Explain what food is and outline why we need it.

List the 7 nutrients of a balanced diet and list their major sources. List the chemical elements found in carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

Describe the structure of monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides. Describe the functions of glucose, starch, cellulose and glycogen in living organisms.

Describe the structure of fats [lipids], and their functions in living organisms. Explain the difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.

List some major functions of proteins in living organisms and describe the structure of proteins.

Explain how amino acids can be joined to form an almost infinite variety of different proteins. Describe the cause and symptoms associated with the following deficiencies: constipation, anemia, osteoporosis

Explain how human dietary requirements are related to age, sex and activity

Describe and carry out tests for starch, sugars, protein and fats. Know how to use a boiling water bath to heat liquids safely.

VOCAB: nutrient, diet, organic, autotroph, heterotroph, monomer, polymer, monosaccharide, carbohydrate, disaccharide, polysaccharide, glucose, starch, cellulose, glycogen, lipid, fatty acid, glycerol, saturated, unsaturated, amino acid, polypeptide, mineral, vitamin, fiber, constipation, anemia, osteoporosis, calorie, joule, triglyceride, cholesterol

What are the four characteristics of Organic molecules?

What is a monomer? What are the building blocks of protein? 

What are carbohydrates made up of?

Forms of carbohydrates? 

What are the functions of carbohydrates? 

What is a disaccharide? 

What is a polysaccharide? 

Examples of polysaccharides

What is the function of lipids

Examples of lipids

What are enzymes

What are calories

Carbohydrate Food Sources

Examples of Simple Carbohydrates

Examples of Complex Carbohydrate

What are sources of protein

Food sources of lipids

What do lipid foods do? - help absorb certain minerals

Types of fatty acids

What are saturated fats?

What are unsaturated fats?

Which type of fats are the healthiest?

What do minerals do in animal nutrition?