ANS 42 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Baking Chocolate, Public Health Genomics, Ball Joint
23 Aug 2016
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Herbivore - animals that eat plant material: ungulates, elephants, etc. Carnivores - animals which feed on other animals. Omnivores - animals which feed on either/both plant and animal material. Obligate - animal consumes a particular food type - restricted to that food type for thriving o. Rabbit as an obligate herbivore - must eat plant material, doesn"t eat small animals, must get material from the plant material o o. Cat is an obligate carnivore - needs to eat and consume animal material to thrive. Nutrients - component of the diet that an animal eats. Essential (nutrient) - if the animal must consume it: must be provided in the diet o. Nonessential (nutrient) - in case the nutrient can be synthesized by the body. Mice - if they don"t have water for 24 hours, they will die. Vitamins - organic molecules: assist in the body functions, ex.
