The energy content of fatsa. is released by bile salts.b. is, per gram, twice that of carbohydrates or proteins.c. cannot be dissolved in water and so cannot be absorbed.d. is usually healthier than the energy content of carbohydrates.

Cellulose is fermented in which of the following structures in rabbits?a. small intestineb. cecumc. abomasumd. rumen

In which digestive system organ does nearly all nutrient absorption occur? (A) stomach (B) small intestine (C) large intestine (D) pancreas

Which of the following is not a major activity of the stomach?a. storageb. HCl productionc. nutrient absorptiond. enzyme secretion

The human genome size is 3 billion base pairs, and the size of the baker's yeast genome, a single-celled organism, is 12 million base pairs. Therefore, the predicted genome size for another single-celled organism, an amoeba,a. is about the size of the human genomeb. is about the size of the yeast genomec. is somewhere between the sizes of the yeast and human genomesd. cannot be predicted with any certainty

Which of the following vitamins is mismatched with the disease that results from its underconsumption?a. vitamin B6—beriberib. vitamin C—scurvyc. vitamin A—vision lossd. vitamin D—rickets

Explain the role in nutrition of each of the following structures: bird crop, cow rumen, and elephant cecum.

If you put the following events in the order they occur in the human digestive system, the third event in the series would bea. Cells in gastric pits secrete protons.b. Pepsin activates pepsinogen.c. HCl activates pepsinogen.d. Partially digested food enters the small intestine.

After surgical removal of the gallbladder, a person might need to limit his or her dietary intake ofa. starch.b. protein.c. sugar.d. fat.