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Amino Acids
Vitamins
Minerals
Carbohydrates
Lipids
100
What is the 1st most limiting amino acid in the diet?
Lysine
100
What vitamin is formed from carotene?
Vitamin A
100
What is the mineral that is regulated by the FDA?
Selenium
100
What is blood sugar?
Glucose
100
Name the 3 VFA's
Acetic, Propionic, Butyric
200
What amino acid is not tolerated by those with inborn errors of PHE metabolism; the reason that PKU tests are performed at birth?
Phenylalanine
200
What vitamin is needed to prevent scurvy?
Vitamin C
200
What mineral prevents grass tetany in cows and calves?
Magnesium
200
What is a substance that although not a carbohydrate, is found along with carbohydrates on analysis, that is completely indigestible and interferes with digestion of other components?
Lignin
200
Explain the difference between monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated fatty acids.
Saturated = all single bonds, no double bonds, all H's possible Monounsaturated = one double bond, not all the H's possible Polyunsaturated = multiple double bonds, not all the H's possible
300
What are the essential amino acids for a baby chick?
glycine and proline
300
What is a deficiency symptom of pantothenic acid in pigs?
Goose stepping
300
What mineral is sometimes fed to pigs at 200 ppm for an antibiotic-like growth?
Copper
300
What monosaccharides make up the disaccharide lactose?
Glucose + Galactose
300
Name the essential fatty acids
Linoleic, linolenic, arachidonic
400
What are the amino acids that contain sulfur?
Methionine, Cystine, Cysteine
400
What vitamin activity does menadione provide?
Vit K
400
What are the essential but highly toxic trace minerals? There are 5.
Selenium, Molybdenum, Iodine, Copper, Fluorine
400
What is a polysaccharide consisting of straight chains of glucose?
Amylose
400
Name the long-chain storage fatty acids
Palmitic Stearic Oleic
500
Name all 10 essential amino acids
Phenylalanine Valine Threonine Tryptophan Isoleucine Methionine Histidine Arginine Leucine Lysine
500
What vitamin is 1,25 di-hydroxy-cholecalciferol?
Vitamin D
500
Explain the regulation of Calcium in the Body
When calcium is low, the parathyroid gland releases parathyroid hormone (PTH). PTH does 3 things: - increases bone resorption - decreases calcium loss from kidney - increases calcium absorption from the gut When calcium is high, calcitonin is released. Calcitonin is quick, PTH is slow.
500
Explain the structural differences between Starch and Cellulose
Starch is a polymer of glucose with alpha bonds. Cellulose is a polymer of glucose with beta bonds.
500
Name ONE unsaturated long-chain storage fatty acid
Oleic