ANSC 4394 Exam 1 questions and
answers graded A+ updated
Nutrition - correct answer ✔✔series of processes in which food or feed is taken in and absorbed
into the body of an organism which serves for purpose of: growth, work, maintenance, and
repair of vital processes.
Feedstuff - correct answer ✔✔edible material consumed by animals which contributes energy
and/or nutrients
18th century - correct answer ✔✔little levosa--father of nutrition
19th century - correct answer ✔✔better understanding of fats, protein(provide amino acids and
expensive), carbohydrates (used for energy)
20th century - correct answer ✔✔vitamins and minerals (still not a lot of info)
Energy - correct answer ✔✔heat: forcefulness of the body to drive various physiological
processes
Nutrients - correct answer ✔✔feed constituent or group of feed constituents that aid in the
support of life
ration - correct answer ✔✔an amount of feed consumed by an animal in 24 hours
balanced ration - correct answer ✔✔one which provides an animal the proper amount and
proportions of all the required nutrients for 24 hours
,Diet - correct answer ✔✔balanced mixture of feedstuffs which nourish the animal for more
than 24 hours
Water - correct answer ✔✔=>simplist form=>absorbed in the blood
Carbs - correct answer ✔✔=>glucose or simple sugar==>blood
Lipid - correct answer ✔✔=>emulsify=>lymph system
Feedstuff components - correct answer ✔✔water, dry matter (inorganic material=minerals),
organic material like nitrogenous material (protein or npn example is urea), lipids (simple,
compound, pseudo), carbohydrates (fiber, Nitrogen free extract=easy to digest)
Daily dry matter consumed by animals expressed as percent of BW or body weight - correct
answer ✔✔Poultry 5-6%
Swine 4-5%
Sheep 3-4%
Cattle 2-3%
Horses 1.5-2.5%
*May change but not too much
Regulatory - correct answer ✔✔water, minerals, vitamins, proteins
Ex. digestion, heart rate, respiration
structural - correct answer ✔✔minerals, proteins, fats
ex. bones, muscle, tendons
, Energy - correct answer ✔✔protein, fat, carbohydrates
ex. lactating
Natural sources - correct answer ✔✔Sun-energy-vitamin D
Soil-minerals and chemicals-graze animals
Air-C, N, O, H
Photosynthesis - correct answer ✔✔CO2 + H20 Sunlight/Plants glucose + O2
Various metabolic pathways in the body - correct answer ✔✔can synthesize lipids and/or
proteins
Plants have more carbohydrates than a steer because - correct answer ✔✔of photosynthesis
Steers have less carbohydrates because it is used for - correct answer ✔✔energy
Water - correct answer ✔✔cheapest and most abundant nutrient
Most important and the most overlooked
65-85% of BW is water at Birth
45-60% at maturity
90-95% of blood is water
79-90% tissue
intracellular=in skin, muscle
extracellular=muscle
urinary and GI tract
answers graded A+ updated
Nutrition - correct answer ✔✔series of processes in which food or feed is taken in and absorbed
into the body of an organism which serves for purpose of: growth, work, maintenance, and
repair of vital processes.
Feedstuff - correct answer ✔✔edible material consumed by animals which contributes energy
and/or nutrients
18th century - correct answer ✔✔little levosa--father of nutrition
19th century - correct answer ✔✔better understanding of fats, protein(provide amino acids and
expensive), carbohydrates (used for energy)
20th century - correct answer ✔✔vitamins and minerals (still not a lot of info)
Energy - correct answer ✔✔heat: forcefulness of the body to drive various physiological
processes
Nutrients - correct answer ✔✔feed constituent or group of feed constituents that aid in the
support of life
ration - correct answer ✔✔an amount of feed consumed by an animal in 24 hours
balanced ration - correct answer ✔✔one which provides an animal the proper amount and
proportions of all the required nutrients for 24 hours
,Diet - correct answer ✔✔balanced mixture of feedstuffs which nourish the animal for more
than 24 hours
Water - correct answer ✔✔=>simplist form=>absorbed in the blood
Carbs - correct answer ✔✔=>glucose or simple sugar==>blood
Lipid - correct answer ✔✔=>emulsify=>lymph system
Feedstuff components - correct answer ✔✔water, dry matter (inorganic material=minerals),
organic material like nitrogenous material (protein or npn example is urea), lipids (simple,
compound, pseudo), carbohydrates (fiber, Nitrogen free extract=easy to digest)
Daily dry matter consumed by animals expressed as percent of BW or body weight - correct
answer ✔✔Poultry 5-6%
Swine 4-5%
Sheep 3-4%
Cattle 2-3%
Horses 1.5-2.5%
*May change but not too much
Regulatory - correct answer ✔✔water, minerals, vitamins, proteins
Ex. digestion, heart rate, respiration
structural - correct answer ✔✔minerals, proteins, fats
ex. bones, muscle, tendons
, Energy - correct answer ✔✔protein, fat, carbohydrates
ex. lactating
Natural sources - correct answer ✔✔Sun-energy-vitamin D
Soil-minerals and chemicals-graze animals
Air-C, N, O, H
Photosynthesis - correct answer ✔✔CO2 + H20 Sunlight/Plants glucose + O2
Various metabolic pathways in the body - correct answer ✔✔can synthesize lipids and/or
proteins
Plants have more carbohydrates than a steer because - correct answer ✔✔of photosynthesis
Steers have less carbohydrates because it is used for - correct answer ✔✔energy
Water - correct answer ✔✔cheapest and most abundant nutrient
Most important and the most overlooked
65-85% of BW is water at Birth
45-60% at maturity
90-95% of blood is water
79-90% tissue
intracellular=in skin, muscle
extracellular=muscle
urinary and GI tract
