General Biology
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The FDA mandates which two blocks of information on packaged food labels?
__________ is defined as having a body mass index that is excessively high.
Which of the following foods is nutrient-dense but not energy-dense?
How many calories are there in one gram of fat?
Determine which of the following food sources has the highest amount of fat per gram.
Which of the following is caused by the deficiency of vitamin D?
The extra glucose is stored as _______ once the glycogen stores are full in the body.
Which vitamin deficiency results in night blindness?
Which of the following biomolecules has the highest energy content per gram?
Which of the following live on or inside their food source?
What is the significance of a balanced diet?
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Determine the incorrect statement about the human digestive system.
Identify the incorrect statement regarding digestion in humans:
How is water absorbed in the small intestine?
What is the primary function of the large intestine?
Calculate the caloric content of 30 g of cornflakes, which have 25.2 g of carbohydrates, 2.4 g of protein, and 0.24 g of fat.
A researcher measured the total gut length of two fish species (X and Y) of comparable body sizes found in Panamanian forest streams. What is the most likely observation for the total gut length in species X and Y if they are herbivorous and carnivorous, respectively?
Which of the following enzymes has higher activity in the gut of herbivores as compared to carnivores?
Identify the advantage of having longer guts among herbivores.
The ________ small intestine of herbivores enables the complete digestion of __________.
Which type of digestive tract is found in frogs?
Which type of teeth may be missing among herbivores?
Which of the following structures is a modified portion of the esophagus that is used for food storage in some birds?
Which of the following biomolecules is digested in the cecum of herbivores?
Which of the following structures enhances nutrient absorption in the small intestine?
The small intestine is the main site of ________ and __________.
Choose the correct function of the HCl secreted by the parietal cells in the stomach.
Bile is produced by the ______ and stored in the __________.
Proteins are digested to yield amino acids by
Identify the erroneous statement about digestion.
__________ connects the pharynx to the trachea.
Arrange the four steps in human digestion that are listed below in the correct order, then identify the second event out of the choices listed.
The _______ is responsible for food absorption and secretion of intestinal juices, whereas the ____ is in charge of small intestine motility.
Which of the following is not an essential nutrient?
Identify what could not be a cause of hunger in a population.
Which of the following diseases is associated with a high-saturated-fat diet?
The surface area of the ileum is highest as compared to other parts of the gut because: