BIOL 1030 Chapter Notes - Chapter 41: Essential Amino Acid, Nutrient, Leptin

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIOL 1030
• Professor: Scott Kevin

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Overview: the need to feed: all animals eat other organisms dead or alive, whole or by the piece (including parasites). Concept 41. 1 homeostatic mechanisms manage an animal"s energy budget: the flow of food energy into and out of an animal can be viewed as a. Inheritance is a major factor in obesity: most of the weight-regulating hormones are polypeptides, dozens of genes that code for these hormones have been identified. Concept 41. 2 an animal"s diet must supply carbon skeletons and essential nutrients. In one variation of protein malnutrition, called kwashiorkor, the diet provides enough calories but is severely deficient in protein: the protein in animal products, such as meat, eggs, and cheese, are. Concept 41. 3 the main stages of food processing are ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination. In addition, animals with alimentary canals can eat more food before the earlier meal is completely digested.