Question: Body fat is used as a source of energy when not enough energy is available from food. This process involves:

Answer Choices:
releasing fatty acids that have been stored in the pancreas
transporting cholesterol by the muscles to be broken down for energy
using up proteins before fats for energy
breaking down carbohydrates by the liver to be used for energy

Answer: transporting cholesterol by the muscles to be broken down for energy

Question: Switching to locally grown foods helps:

Answer Choices:
save money
prevent the development of foodborne illness
limit damage done to the environment
increase your intake of veggies and fruits

Answer: limit damage done to the environment

Question: A legitimate reason to buy organic foods is to:

Answer Choices:
consume higher amounts of pesticides
increase nutrient intake without eating a variety of foods
avoid imported foods
support sustainable agriculture

Answer: support sustainable agriculture

Question: What is a strategy to make melons (of species cucumis) riper?

Answer Choices:
Discard the core or heart of a head of cabbage.
Rip into the rind of an orange.
Avoid the consumption of organically grown foods.
Cook cod and put parsley and fish into the dish.

Answer: The correct answer is not provided.

Question: Examples of the Dirty Dozen include:

Answer Choices:
strawberries, apples, grapes
grapes, tomatoes, honeydew melon
corn, bananas, cabbage
blueberries, kiwi, avocado

Answer: strawberries, apples, grapes

Question: Organically raised animals cannot be given antibiotics to prevent illness.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: True

Question: What is a beneficial reason for purchasing organically grown fruits and vegetables rather than conventionally grown foods?

Answer Choices:
Organic foods are cheaper than conventional foods.
Organic foods always have a higher antioxidant content than conventional foods.
Organic foods are grown using sustainable agricultural techniques.
Organic foods are produced with a reduced risk of chronic disease.

Answer: Organic foods are grown using sustainable agricultural techniques.

Question: Which of the following are not environmental benefits of organic agriculture.

Answer Choices:
Better water quality
Better soil quality
Improved biodiversity
Better use of genetically modified seeds

Answer: Better use of genetically modified seeds

Question: The large ears of sweet corn available today are the result of:

Answer Choices:
evolution
natural selection
genetic engineering
selective breeding
irradiation

Answer: selective breeding

Question: Irradiation exposes foods to ionizing radiation, killing bacteria.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: True

Question: According to the Environmental Working Group, the use of GMOs has been successful in improving world hunger.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: False

Question: In the mouth, chewing food is considered what form of digestion?

Answer Choices:
Chemical
Mechanical

Answer: Mechanical

Question: The wavelike muscular squeezing of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine that pushes their contents along is called:

Answer Choices:
Chewing
Peristalsis
Mastication
Churning
Rhythm

Answer: Peristalsis

Question: Which of the following occurs during mechanical digestion?

Answer Choices:
Chewing food into small enough pieces to swallow
Chewing to release nutrients from undigestible skins
Peristaltic contractions to move food through the digestive canal
All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question: _______ digestion begins in the small intestine.

Answer Choices:
Protein
Carbohydrate
Fat
Fiber

Answer: Fat

Question: Our gut bacteria can impact the following:

Answer Choices:
Cravings
Immunity
Weight control
Chronic Illness
All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question: Which organ completes the absorption process of digestion?

Answer Choices:
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Mouth

Answer: Large intestine

Question: The digestive tract needs _______ to provide bulk to fecal material.

Answer Choices:
Fiber
Nutrients
Water
Calories

Answer: Fiber

Question: The small intestine is responsible for:

Answer Choices:
The absorption of sugar
The absorption of water
The digestion of fiber
Most digestion of the macronutrients

Answer: Most digestion of the macronutrients