| A | B |
|---|
| nutrients | needed for growth, repair, and maintenance |
| proteins | tissue repair |
| kilocalories needed/day | 2500 |
| aliminary canal | two openings and a tube |
| fiber | helps with digestion and elimination |
| carbohydrates | nutrient that provides cells with most of their energy |
| simple digestive system | gastrovascular cavity |
| gizzard | pouch in alimentary canal that grinds food |
| hydrolysis | breaks starch down into sugars |
| essential | term for nutrients that the body cannot produce |
| vitamins | organic nutrients that can be water soluble or fat soluble |
| type of feeder - mosquito | fluid feeder |
| herbivore | has long, complex alimentary canl |
| carnivore | has shorter, simpler alimentary canal - proteins easy to digest |
| type of feeder - humpback whale | suspension feeder |
| ruminant | animal that has a stomach with 4 chambers |
| two main digestive processes | mechanical and chemical |
| BMR (basal metabolic rate) | minimal number of calories a resting animal needs |
| Vitamin K | promotes normal blood clotting |
| Vitamin A | night vision |
