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MAR 362
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Central trade-off | Maximize nutrient extraction VS Minimize time + energy processing food |
| Matter Pathway | What moves physically: Food particles (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, water) - Mouth -> esophagus -> stomach -> intestine ->waste elimination - Fish: Mouth -> esophagus -> stomach -> pyloric caeca -> bile duct -> intestine -> anus |
| Matter Pathway Functional Regions | - Mechanical breakdown (mastication/gastric churning) - Chemical digestion (enzymes, acids, bile) - Absorption (small intestine) - Water + Electrolyte recovery (Hindgut) |
| Energy Pathway | What is extracted and Transformed Energy is: - stored chemically in food - released during digestion + metabolism - transferred into biological work Food -> Digestion -> Absorption -> Cellular Metabolism -> ATP -> Work/Heat |
| Energy Extraction Sites | Small Intestine (Critical Site) - primary site of nutrient absorption - energy enters the body here in unusable form Cells (Post Absorption - cellular respiration & ATP production - growth, locomotion, thermoregulation |
| Herbivore | Long, complex guts with fermentation chambers - low quality diets - Long intestines, microbial fermentation |
| Carnivore | |
| Role of the Liver | |
| Role of the Pancreas | |
| Specific Dynamic Action (SDA) and Factors | |
| What activities increase metabolic rate for marine vertebrates? |