Nutrients which an animal can synthesize for growth and maintenance are in a category called non-essential nutrients. Essential nutrients are nutrients that are body cannot make or produce in sufficient quantities; they are therefore obtained through the diet.They include the building blocks of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, certain vitamins, minerals, and water. Non essential nutrients on the other hand are those that can be made by the body.
Nutrients which an animal can
synthesize for growth and maintenance are in a category called non-essential
nutrients. Non-essential nutrients have a notable effect on health and they can
be synthesized by the body or acquired from sources other than foods. Non-essential
nutrients include amino acids (alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid), Vitamins (Biotin,
vitamin K and D) and dietary fiber and cholesterol.
They do not have a cell wall because only plant cells have that. The plant cells have that to help with the process for creating the green color. The animal cells, instead, they have a cell membrane.
