Exam 34: Nutrition and Digestion

With the widespread public interest in low-fat food, some companies have started to use synthetic fats that cannot be broken down and absorbed by the digestive system. What problem might be associated with a typical American diet that includes large amounts of these synthetic fats?

Briefly describe the role of the liver in the digestion of fat.

In which of these structures would there be a risk of food entering the lungs as it travels?

Sea anemones, hydra, and jellyfish digest foods within a:

Which of the following digestive enzymes will be affected by the regular consumption of antacids following a meal?

All of the following statements are true of proteins EXCEPT:

When your mother told you to eat carrots because they would make you see better, she was:

This figure shows the lining of the:

A shipworm is an animal that subsists entirely on a diet of wood. What digestive feature is this animal likely to have in order to survive on this highly specialized diet?

List the five tasks of all digestive tracts.

If you take an antibiotic by mouth for a long period of time, you may become deficient in certain vitamins. How can this be true?

Digestion begins in the:

The pH of the digestive tract is:

If you eat 20 grams of potato chips, in which 10 grams are potato (carbohydrate)and the other 10 grams are fat, you will get:

Vitamin D is added to milk because it increases:

In most animals, digestion occurs:

The hydrophobic end of bile salts interacts with ________, while the ________ end is attracted to water.

Which of these enzymes catalyzes the breakdown of starch (a polysaccharide)?

Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?

Name the six major categories of animal nutrients.