Animal Nutrition

Question 1

Which list shows every kind of nutrient that animals must obtain from food, without any extra items?

Accepted Answer

carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre, water

Answer

carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre

Answer

carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, sugar, water

Answer

carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, fibre, water, oxygen

Question 2

Which of the following is a main food group that provides the body with energy?

Accepted Answer

Carbohydrates

Answer

Fibre

Answer

Minerals

Answer

Vitamins

Question 3

Sam watches his pet hamster run on its wheel and sees a houseplant growing toward a sunny window. Which explanation correctly shows why the hamster must eat the seed it was given, while the plant does not have to eat any seed to grow?

Accepted Answer

The hamster gets its energy from the seed it eats, but the plant makes its own energy using sunlight, water, and air.

Answer

The hamster can turn sunlight into energy just like the plant, so it only needs water.

Answer

Both the hamster and the plant need to eat seeds for energy, but the hamster can also use sunlight.

Answer

The hamster stores energy from the air, while the plant stores energy from a seed it ate earlier.

Try three questions

Which list shows every kind of nutrient that animals must obtain from food, without any extra items?

Which of the following is a main food group that provides the body with energy?

Sam watches his pet hamster run on its wheel and sees a houseplant growing toward a sunny window. Which explanation correctly shows why the hamster must eat the seed it was given, while the plant does not have to eat any seed to grow?

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