Body processes require energy from food or stored fat, and animals must eat regularly to maintain their energy stores and search for more food. Wild animals eat a variety of foods to obtain proper nutrients, while agricultural animals depend on balanced rations provided by producers. Water, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals are all important dietary components that animals require for life, energy, health, growth, and reproduction.

2. body processes require the use of energy obtained from ingested food or stored fat animal must have food to store energy in fat cells

3. animals spend most of their time in search of food maintenance ration must be met first

4. wild animals eat a variety of foods to obtain proper nutrients agricultural animals depend on the producer to provide balanced a ration

5. one component of a feed ration not normally fed by itself

6. water protein carbohydrates

7. fats or lipids vitamins minerals

8. most abundant compound in the world animals must have frequent intakes of water to remain alive

9. main source of energy compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen include sugars, starches and cellulose

10. group of organic compounds known as lipids found in plants and animals provide and store energy

11. health growth production reproduction

12. C: essential in the formation of collagen