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100

When people eat the foods typical of their families or geographic region, their choices are influenced by:

  • Habit
  • Nutrition    
  • Personal preference
  • Heritage or tradition

Heritage or tradition

100

The diet-planning principle that provides all the essential nutrients in sufficient amounts to support health is:

  • Balance
  • Variety
  • Adequacy
  • Moderation

Adequacy 

100

The semiliquid, partially digested food that travels through the intestinal tract is called:

  • Bile
  • Lymph
  • Chyme
  • Secretin

Chyme

100

Disaccharides include:

  • Starch, glycogen, and fiber
  • Amylose, pectin, and dextrose
  • Sucrose, maltose, and lactose
  • Glucose, galactose, and fructose

Sucrose, maltose, and lactose

100

Saturated fatty acids:

  • Are always 18 carbons long
  • Have at least one double bond
  • Are fully loaded with hydrogens
  • Are always liquid at room temperature

Are fully loaded with hydrogens

200

The nutrient found most abundantly in both the human body and most foods is:

  • Fat
  • Water
  • Minerals
  • Proteins

Water

200

A person who chooses a chicken leg that provides 0.5 milligram of iron and 95 kcalories instead of 2 tablespoons of peanut butter that also provides 0.5 milligram of iron but 188 kcalories is using the principle of nutrient:

  • Control
  • Density
  • Adequacy
  • Moderation

Density

200

The muscular contractions that move food through the GI tract are called:

  • Hydrolysis
  • Sphincters
  • Peristalsis
  • Bowel movements

Peristalsis 

200

The making of a disaccharide from two monosaccharides is an example of:

  • Digestion
  • Hydrolysis
  • Condensation
  • Gluconeogenesis

Condensation

200

A triglyceride consists of:

  • Three glycerols attached to a lipid
  • Three fatty acids attached to a glucose
  • Three fatty acids attached to a glycerol
  • Three phospholipids attached to a cholesterol

Three fatty acids attached to a glycerol

300

The inorganic nutrients are:

  • Proteins and fats
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • Minerals and water
  • Vitamins and protein

Minerals and water

300

Which of the following is consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

  • Choose a diet restricted in fat and cholesterol
  • Balance the food you eat with physical activity
  • Choose a diet with plenty of milk products and meats
  • Eat an abundance of foods to ensure nutrient adequacy

Balance the food you eat with physical activity

300

The main function of bile is to:

  • Emulsify fats
  • Catalyze hydrolysis
  • Slow protein digestion
  • Neutralize stomach acidity

Emulsify fats

300

The significant difference between starch and cellulose is that:

  • Starch is a polysaccharide, but cellulose is not.
  • Animals can store glucose as starch, but not as cellulose.
  • Hormones can make glucose from cellulose, but not from starch.
  • Digestive enzymes can break the bonds in starch, but not in cellulose.

Digestive enzymes can break the bonds in starch, but not in cellulose.

300

The difference between cis- and trans-fatty acids is:

  • The number of double bonds
  • The length of their carbon chains
  • The location of the first double bond
  • The configuration around the double bond

The configuration around the double bond

400

The energy-yielding nutrients are:

  • Fats, minerals, and water
  • Minerals, proteins, and vitamins
  • Carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins
  • Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins

Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins

400

According to the USDA Food Patterns, cheese is grouped as a:

  • Meat
  • Protein food
  • Milk product
  • Miscellaneous fat

Milk product

400

The pancreas neutralizes stomach acid in the small intestine by secreting:

  • Bile
  • Mucus
  • Enzymes
  • Bicarbonate

Bicarbonate 

400

The ultimate goal of carbohydrate digestion and absorption is to yield:

  • Fibers
  • Glucose
  • Enzymes
  • Amylase

Glucose

400

Which of the following is NOT true? Lecithin is:

  • An emulsifier
  • A phospholipid
  • An essential nutrient
  • A constituent of cell membranes

An essential nutrient

500

Studies of populations that reveal correlations between dietary habits and disease incidence are:

  • Clinical trials
  • Laboratory studies
  • Case-control studies
  • Epidemiological studies

Epidemiological studies

500

Foods within a given food group of the USDA Food Patterns are similar in their contents of:

  • Energy
  • Proteins and fibers
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • Carbohydrates and fats

Vitamins and minerals

500

Which nutrient passes through the GI tract mostly undigested and unabsorbed?

  • Fat
  • Fiber
  • Protein
  • Carbohydrate

Fiber

500

The enzyme that breaks a disaccharide into glucose and galactose is:

  • Amylase
  • Maltase
  • Sucrase
  • Lactase

Lactase 

500

Chylomicrons are produced in the:

  • Liver
  • Pancreas
  • Gallbladder
  • Small intestine

Small intestine

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