Question: What are some ways to assess increases in muscle glycogen content?
Answer Choices: A. have a muscle biopsy taken.
B. monitor changes in body weight.
C. monitor changes in body fat.
D. monitor changes in waist circumference.
Answer: A. have a muscle biopsy taken.
B. monitor changes in body weight.
Question: Which food contains the most complex carbohydrates?
Answer Choices: A. strawberries
B. beef
C. cheese
D. potatoes
Answer: D. potatoes
Question: About half of the world’s countries have a(n) ______ rate of 2.1 children per couple or less.
Answer Choices: (fill-in-the-blank)
Answer: total fertility
Question: The intake of refined sugars and starches should be kept to less than Blank______ of total calorie intake.
Answer Choices: A. 10%
B. 12%
C. 14%
D. 16%
Answer: A. 10%
Question: Select the component of our global footprint that has been the fastest-growing over 50 years.
Answer Choices: A. The release of carbon from otherwise long-term carbon storage
B. The release of carbon from volcanoes
C. The release of carbon from decaying plant matter
D. The release of carbon from cropland
Answer: A. The release of carbon from otherwise long-term carbon storage
Question: Which of the following ergogenic nutrient is considered the most beneficial?
Answer Choices: A. pyruvate
B. acetyl coenzyme A
C. carbohydrate
D. lactate salts
Answer: C. carbohydrate
Question: Many health organizations recommend that an individual’s refined sugar intake should be less than Blank______ of total calorie intake.
Answer Choices: A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Answer: B. 10%
Question: Which of the following are statements that would apply to the definition of life span?
Answer Choices: A. In the early 1900s in the United States, the average age of death was 45 years old.
B. The oldest living human was recorded to have lived to the age of 122 years.
C. No known sea turtle has ever lived past 250 years.
D. Today in the United States people live on average to be 77.5 years old.
Answer: B. The oldest living human was recorded to have lived to the age of 122 years.
C. No known sea turtle has ever lived past 250 years.
Question: Match the following terms to their correct definition.
Answer Choices: Fecundity — The physical ability to reproduce
Fertility — The actual production of offspring
Crude birth rate — The number of births in a year per thousand persons
Total fertility rate — The number of children born to an average woman in a population during her entire reproductive life
Answer: Fecundity — The physical ability to reproduce
Fertility — The actual production of offspring
Crude birth rate — The number of births in a year per thousand persons
Total fertility rate — The number of children born to an average woman in a population during her entire reproductive life
Question: What may occur with carbohydrate loading?
Answer Choices: A. Difficulty sleeping
B. Weight loss
C. Dehydration
D. Weight gain
Answer: D. Weight gain
Question: What is considered one of the most important ergogenic nutrient?
Answer Choices: A. pyruvate
B. carbohydrate
C. ribose
D. lactate salts
Answer: B. carbohydrate
Question: An individual with lactose intolerance is lacking the enzyme:
Answer Choices: A. sucrase
B. maltase
C. lactase
D. amylase
Answer: C. lactase
Question: The number of unique species in a given area is called ______.
Answer Choices: A. fecundity
B. population
C. abundance
D. diversity
Answer: D. diversity
Question: How do the effects of carbohydrate loading compare between males and females?
Answer Choices: A. has similar effects on muscle glycogen levels in males and females.
B. increases muscle glycogen levels more in males compared to females.
C. increases muscle glycogen levels more in females compared to males.
Answer: A. has similar effects on muscle glycogen levels in males and females.
Question: What is the recommended carbohydrate supplementation during exercise for an athlete engaged in high-intensity exercise lasting less than 0.5 hours?
Answer Choices: A. 0 grams
B. 30 grams
C. 60 grams
D. 90 grams
Answer: A. 0 grams