Exam 2 Practice Questions
Determine whether the following are classified as saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated:
1. Coconut oil
A. Saturated
2. Olive Oil
B. Monounsaturated
3. Canola Oil
C. Polyunsaturated
4. Butter
5. Sunflower Oil
6. Corn Oil
7. List potential health benefits from regular Omega-3 Fatty Acid consumption
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8. T/F- Cholesterol is an essential nutrient and needs to be consumed in the diet.
Explain your answer.
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Match the protein structure with each description.
9. Primary
A. Folding of polypeptide chains to due hydrogen bonding
10. Secondary
B. 3-dimensional shape caused by weak interactions
11. Tertiary
C. sequence of amino acids to form polypeptide chains
12. Quaternary
D. 3-dimensional structure formed by all polypeptides in protein
Match the metabolic pathways with its end products.
13. Glycolysis
A. Carbon dioxide, NADH, FADH2, GTP
14. Pyruvate to Acetyl CoA
B. ATP, water
15. Citric Acid Cycle
C. Acetyl CoA, carbon dioxide, NADH
16. Electron Transport Chain
D. Pyruvate, ATP, NADH
Match the metabolic pathways with its location. Not all choices may be used
17. Glycolysis
A. Mitochondria
18. Pyruvate to Acetyl CoA
B. Cytosol
19. Citric Acid Cycle
C. Nucleus
20. Electron Transport Chain
D. Cell Membrane
21. Explain the difference between Basal Energy Expenditure/Resting Energy Expenditure and Basal
Metabolic Rate/Resting Metabolic Rate.
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22. Which of the following is not used to assess body fatness?
a. BodPod
b. Skinfold Thickness
c. CT/MRI
d. Indirect Calorimetry
e. Underwater Weighing
23. T/F- BMI should be considered as the ultimate test for determining a person’s health risks and
overall health.
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Match the following types of fat cell development to the descriptions.
24. Hypercellular Obesity
A. Obesity due to an increase in the size of fat cells
25. Hypertrophic Obesity
B. Obesity due to increase in both size and number of fat cells
26. Hyperplastic Obesity
C. Obesity due to an above-average number of fat cells