Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: The digestive tract needs _______ to provide bulk to fecal material.
Answer Options:
Fiber
Nutrients
Water
Calories
Answer: Fiber
Question: A legitimate reason to buy organic foods is to:
Answer Options:
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: All of the following are fat-soluble vitamins except:
Answer Options:
K
C
A
D
E
Answer: C
Question: The Recommended Dietary Allowances apply only to healthy people.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: _______ digestion begins in the small intestine.
Answer Options:
Protein
Carbohydrate
Fat
Fiber
Answer: Fat
Question: Which of the following is not a function of fat in the human body?
Answer Options:
It protects the body from temperature extremes.
It cushions the internal organs from physical shock.
It carries water-soluble nutrients.
It acts as a source of energy.
Answer: It carries water-soluble nutrients.
Question: What we eat impacts our health because nutrients become a part of us at the cellular level.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Intuitive eating means you eat whatever you feel like.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following statements is true of omega-fatty acids?
Answer Options:
They are synthesized by the body.
Their amounts are not level based on food labels.
They are produced when polyunsaturated fat is hydrogenated.
Answer: They are produced when polyunsaturated fat is hydrogenated.
Question: A food product wants to add a polyunsaturated oil to make a spreadable margarine. Which of the following processes should be used?
Answer Options:
Centrifugation
Rousing
Iodization
Hydrogenation
Answer: Hydrogenation
Question: Nuts and seeds are good sources of the antioxidant Vitamin E.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is incorrect about bowel movements?
Answer Options:
You are not healthy unless you have 2 bowel movements each day.
It is important to eat a high fiber diet to help provide bulk to your stool.
It should have some scent or curvature when it comes out.
You should delay the urge to go when you have to go.
You do not have to go 2-3x per day. For some that is normal and healthy and for others too frequent or infrequent. Generally, 1 bowel movement per day provides a nice sense of well-being.
Answer: You are not healthy unless you have 2 bowel movements each day.
Question: According to the video in the Micronutrients Lecture, a day rich in micronutrients does the following:
Answer Options:
Clear out cells
Deliver the brain’s energy to our cells
Protect cells from disease
All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Question: Body fat is used as a source of energy when not enough energy is available from food. This process involves:
Answer Options:
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: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are:
Answer Options:
not important for nutrition.
abundantly synthesized by the body.
found in fish and omega-3 fatty acids.
made from cholesterol.
Answer: found in fish and omega-3 fatty acids.
Question: A body mass index of 25 to 29.9 kg/m² in an adult indicates:
Answer Options:
Normal weight
Overweight
Underweight
Obesity
Morbid obesity
Answer: Overweight
Question: According to your textbook, what is the most important reason for limiting the number of main points in a speech?
Answer Options:
It is hard to maintain public interest if there are too many main points.
It is hard to phrase the central idea if a speech has too many main points.
It is hard to organize supporting materials if there are too many main points.
It is hard for the audience to keep track of too many main points.
Answer: It is hard for the audience to keep track of too many main points.
Question: You are weighing the players of a football team, and based on their BMIs value they appear to be obese. What would you conclude based on the above data?
Answer Options:
The majority of them are probably obese and should try to lose weight.
BMI values are applicable to young athletes since the values are derived from studies of older adults.
The athletes may have poor bone density. Athletic players have heavy weights.
The measurements of their weights and heights may be inaccurate.
Their high muscle mass is probably responsible for the elevated scale weights.
Answer: Their high muscle mass is probably responsible for the elevated scale weights.
Question: Vegetables and fruits provide most of the micronutrients in food.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: The idea of “diets don’t work” can be attributed to the theory that our body weight likes to stay within a certain range.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: The small intestine is responsible for:
Answer Options:
The absorption of sugar
The absorption of water
The digestion of fiber
Most digestion of the macronutrients
Answer: Most digestion of the macronutrients
Question: Which organizational pattern would probably be most effective for arranging the main points of a speech with the specific purpose “To inform my audience of the steps involved in starting an online business”?
Answer Options:
spatial
technical
causal
comparative advantages
chronological
Answer: chronological