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Nutrition Study Guide
1) Proteins make up more than 50 percent of your total body weight.
a) True
b) False
2) Each gram of protein provides 10 calories.
a) True
b) False
3) A daily diet deficient in proteins may stunt your growth, affect the development
of certain tissue, and affect your mental development.
a) True
b) False
4) A protein that contains all of the essential amino acids is complete protein.
a) True
b) False
5) 1 pound is equal to 2500 calories.
a) True
b) False
6) The building blocks that make up proteins are fatty acids not (amino acids)
a) True
b) False
7) Carbohydrates provide 4 calories per gram.
a) True
b) False
8) The good type cholesterol is HDL.
a) True
b) False
9) The good type cholesterol is LDL.
a) True
b) False
10) If an item contains 10 grams of fat, there would be 90 calories from fat.
a) True
b) False
11) It is unhealthy to eat MacDonald’s food everyday.
a) True
b) False
12) Your body needs ______________ amino acids to function properly.
a) 11
b) 9
c) 20
d) 4
13) Your body can produce only _____________of these amino acids.
a) 11
b) 9
c) 20
d) 4
14) The nine amino acids the body cannot produce are ________________ amino
acids
a) Complete
b) Nonessential
c) Uncompleted
d) Essential
15) Your body needs ______________ amino acids to function properly from food.
a) 11
b) 9
c) 20
d) 4
16) A protein from plant sources that does not contain all of the essential amino
acids is an _______________ protein
a) Incomplete
b) complete
c) None of the above
d) all of the above
17) Fats store and transport fat-soluble vitamins, including ____________________.
a) A
b) K
c) None of the above
18)
A product that increases the amount
of urine excreted
19)
When a person eat a lot of food all at
once.
20)
Food is eaten then purged into a
toilet.
21)
A person may refuse to eat.
d) Both A and K
a.
b.
c.
d.
Binge eating
Bulimia
Diuretic
Anorexia
22)
The remaining glucose is changed to
this and stored in the muscles
23)
A type of fat found in dairy products,
solid vegetable fat, and meat and
poultry
24)
A nutrient that provides energy and
helps the body store and use vitamins
25)
When you eat complex
carbohydrates, they are changed by
saliva and other digestive juices to a
simple sugar called
26)
A food substance that is made and
stored in most plants
27)
Minerals that are needed in very
small amounts
28)
Minerals that are required in amounts
greater than 100 mg
29)
This fiber is associated with reduced
levels of cholesterol.
30)
A nutrient that is needed for growth,
and to build and repair body tissues
31)
The part of grains and plant foods
that cannot be digested
32)
Sugars that enter the bloodstream
rapidly and provide quick energy
33)
Starches and fibers are considered
34)
A nutrient that is the main source of
energy for the body
35)
This fiber binds with water to help
produce bowel movements
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Glycogen
Starch
Fat
Saturated fat.
Macro minerals
Trace minerals
Glucose
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Soluble fiber
Complex carbohydrates
Fiber
Protein
Simple carbohydrates
Carbohydrate
Insoluble fiber
36) What is the number of calories in 1 gram for each of the following?
*
Protein_________
*
Fat__________
*
Crabs__________
37) Which of the following is an enzyme?
maltase,
sucrose,
villi.
38) After food is thoroughly chewed and saliva is added to it, what is it called?
Bolus or
Chyme
39)Which sphincter does food reach first:
cardiac sphincter
or
pyloric sphincter?
40)When the food passes into the small intestine, it’s in the form of a semi-liquid mass
called _______________.
Bolus or
Chyme
Bonus ?s
1. Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction where two molecules are combined into one
larger molecule through the addition of water.
a) True
b) False
2. What is peristalsis?
3. Check the correct box.
Nutrients
carbohydrates
fats
minerals
proteins
vitamins
water
Provide energy to the body
Regulate the body functions