ALAT chapter 9 All Answers Correct

ALAT chapter 9 All Answers Correct Nutrition and Supplements What type of carbohydrate is indigestible and provides no energy? Options: a. Glycogen, b. Starch, c. Fiber, d. Glucose Answer: c. Fiber Where are fat-soluble vitamins stored in the body? Options: a. Liver, b. Kidneys, c. Lungs, d. Heart Answer: a. Liver What drug is often added to medicated feed to treat pinworms? Options: a. Fenbendazole, b. Ivermectin, c. Pyrantel pamoate, d. Metronidazole Answer: a. Fenbendazole Why is extruded feed given to fish and amphibians? Options: a. It floats, b. It sinks, c. It's easier to digest, d. It's cheaper Answer: a. It floats What supplement should be added to live feed to ensure health for reptiles and amphibians? Options: a. Calcium, b. Vitamin D3, c. Protein powder, d. Multivitamin Answer: a. Calcium What is the process of breaking down feed into basic biochemical compounds called? Options: a. Digestion, b. Absorption, c. Metabolism, d. Excretion Answer: a. Digestion Which molecules combine to form proteins? Options: a. Carbohydrates and fats, b. Amino acids, c. Vitamins and minerals, d. Proteins and starch Answer: b. Amino acids What is usually added to animals' drinking water to prevent the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa? Options: a. Acid, b. Base, c. Salt, d. Sugar Answer: a. Acid What is the difference between essential and non-essential nutrients? Options: a. Essential nutrients are produced in the body; non-essential nutrients are not produced in the body b. Essential nutrients are not produced in the body; non-essential nutrients are produced in the body c. Essential nutrients are produced in small amounts; non-essential nutrients are produced in large amounts d. Essential nutrients are produced through normal body metabolism; non-essential nutrients are not produced through normal body metabolism Answer: d. Essential nutrients are produced through normal body metabolism; non-essential nutrients are not produced through normal body metabolism What is the name of the disease caused by lack of calcium in young animals that leads to thinning of the bones? Options: a. Rickets, b. Anemia, c. Osteoporosis, d. Scurvy Answer: a. Rickets Why should animals be given fiber as a component of their diet? ️Fiber is imporant for efficient and effective digestion in many laboratory animal species A deficiency of this can lead to anemia ️Iron electrolytes are ️sodium and chloride Fat soluable vitamins ️Vitamins A, D, E, K This cannot be synthesized by NHP's or guiena pigs ️Vitamin C This deficiency can lead to thinning of the bones ️Calcium Why must water soulable vitamins be supplied to an animal on a daily basis? ️because they are no easily stored by the body