One (1) calorie of energy equals 4.184 joules of energy.
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Which one of the following vitamins functions as an essentia…
Which one of the following vitamins functions as an essential component of Coenzyme NADH?(A) Vitamin B3(B) Vitamin B4(C) Vitamin B6(D) Vitamin B9 (E) Vitamin B12
A healthy human can lose 15% of body water and is still heal…
A healthy human can lose 15% of body water and is still healthy but cannot afford to lose 20% of his/her body water.
Energy is considered as one class of nutrients, and so are c…
Energy is considered as one class of nutrients, and so are carbohydrates.
Bioenergetics is a study of energy transformation in the bio…
Bioenergetics is a study of energy transformation in the biological systems, which include the process(es) of _________________ inside an animal body.(A) Energy intake, (B) Energy release(C) Energy transfer(D) Energy usage(E) Energy storage in the body(F) Energy excretion(G) All of A through F(H) All of A through E
Glucagon is a peptide hormone secreted by the alpha-cells in…
Glucagon is a peptide hormone secreted by the alpha-cells in the pancreas. As is known, the function of glucagon in the liver include ________________________.(A) decreasing glycogen breakdown(B) increasing gluconeogenesis (C) decreasing fatty acid breakdown(D) decreasing the synthesis of ketone bodies (E) all B, C, and D above
After a complete oxidation outside of an animal body, 2 gram…
After a complete oxidation outside of an animal body, 2 grams of fat can release approximately 8 to 8.5 kilocalories of gross energy.
If two feed ingredients have same amounts of Metabolizable E…
If two feed ingredients have same amounts of Metabolizable Energy (ME), one of the following statements will correctly describe the relationship between these two ingredients. (A) The Net Energy for maintenance (NEm) and Net Energy for growth (NEp) will be the same between these two ingredients.(B) The Net Energy for maintenance (NEm) and Net Energy for growth (NEp) would be the same between these two ingredients only if both were fed to the pig. (C) An animal will get more energy for maintenance than for growth from these two ingredients.(D) An animal will get less energy for maintenance than for growth from these two ingredients.(E) Whether an animal will get more energy for NEm or more energy for NEp from one of the feed ingredients would depend on the species of animal that we are talking about.
As long as we provide enough dietary gross energy for lay he…
As long as we provide enough dietary gross energy for lay hens, these chickens will be able to use all the metabolizable energy to produce eggs.
The clinical symptoms of human vitamin B2 deficiency include…
The clinical symptoms of human vitamin B2 deficiency include cheilosis, angular cheilitis, stomatitis, and glossitis.