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ALL living organisms undergo nutrition http://photos1.blogger.com/img/30/1147/320/HomerBacon.jpg Vitamins = Coenzymes (help activate enzymes) http://campus.northpark.edu/biology/cell/enzymes2.gif Plants absorb minerals from the soil http://www.janethida.ne.jp/jahida/web-magazine/0503tokushu_plants-soil.gif Autotrophs synthesize their own glucose http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/irrigation-photosynthesis.gif Chemosynthetic Bacteria (commonly found in hydrothermal vents) http://people.cornellcollege.edu/m-mariorenzi/geo105/images/sr_life_bacteria_en.jpg Mosquitoes are Heterotrophs http://www.msstate.edu/Entomology/Homepest/mosquito%20feeding.jpg Calorimeter – measures the amount of energy (heat) released http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/602/616516/Media_Assets/Chapter08/Text_Images/FG08_09.JPG Food Guide Pyramid http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/food/pyramid2.gif BMI = Body Mass Index Weight (lbs) ÷ Height2 (inches) x 704.5 18.5 – 24.9 25.0 – 29.9 > 30 = = = Normal Weight Overweight Obese But what is your BMI not taking into account? Could the protein below be absorbed easily by a cell? http://www.ogm-info.com/polypeptide.jpg Human Digestive System http://www.umm.edu/digest/images/digest.gif Salivary amylase is secreted by the salivary glands (3 pairs) http://www.cancer.net/patient/Multimedia/Medical%20Illustrations%20Gallery/Web/glands_credit.jpg ESOPHAGUS http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Disease-Conditions/DS00763.cfm http://www2.victoriacollege.edu/dept/bio/Belltutorials/Histology%20Tutorial/Digestive%20System/Digestive%20System.html PERISTALSIS http://www.biotech.um.edu.mt/home_pages/chris/GIT/GITimages/Peristalsis.jpg STOMACH Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (5th Edition), Martini. (2001). Page 862. “Heartburn” http://www.besttreatments.co.uk/btuk/images/GORD_acid_UK.gif Stomach (Gastric) Ulcer http://www.pathology.vcu.edu/education/dental2/images/sc3.2.jpg Regions of the Small Intestine Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (5th Edition), Martini. (2001). Page 869. PANCREAS http://www.yourdictionary.com/images/ahd/jpg/A4pancre.jpg LIVER & GALL BLADDER http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/liver_1.gif Villi increases the SA of the small intestine http://sun.menloschool.org/~dspence/biology/chapter29/images/villi.jpg LARGE INTESTINE Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (5th Edition), Martini. (2001). Page 883. Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (5th Edition), Martini. (2001). Page 883. Polyps can be detected via a colonoscopy http://atgastro.com/images/colon_polyps.jpg Weird, huh? http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/xother/Zcolonmolly.jpg