Answer: Fatty acids
Question: The best way to decrease the risk of cancer is to:
Answer Options:
A. Consume foods that get grilled, smoked, and charbroiled.
\nB. Consume a diet high in fat.
\nC. Take vitamin supplements.
\nD. Consume a sufficient amount of vegetables and fruits.
\nE. Eat only fish from clear waters a week.
Answer: D. Consume a sufficient amount of vegetables and fruits.
Question: Type 2 diabetes commonly occurs at or after the age of ______ years.
Answer Options:
A. 18
\nB. 25
\nC. 30
\nD. 45
\nE. 40
Answer: D. 45
Question: This lab exercise will determine the concentrations of individual amino acids in the protein solutions.
Answer Options:
True
\nFalse
Answer: False
Question: Which of the following animal-derived foods contains significant amounts of carbohydrates?
Answer Options:
Chicken
\nBeef
\nMilk
\nPork
\nLamb
Answer: Milk
Question: The best way to achieve a desirable fiber intake is to include _____ in the diet.
Answer Options:
fruits, vegetables, and grains
\nenriched processed foods
\nrefined grains and added sugars
\nyogurt with live cultures
\na variety of meats
Answer: fruits, vegetables, and grains
Question: Which of the following taste sensations is incorrectly matched to the chemicals that produce it?
Answer Options:
bitter—alkaloids
\numami—triglycerides and fatty acids
\nsour—acids
\nsweet—inorganic substances such as sugar and some lead salts
Answer: umami—triglycerides and fatty acids
Question: The RDA for protein intake is 0.8 grams per kg of body weight, which is meant to cover:
Answer Options:
50% of American protein needs.
\n75% of American protein needs.
\n97.5% of American protein needs.
\n98% of American protein needs.
Answer: 97.5% of American protein needs.
Question: When the blood glucose level rises after a meal, the first organ to respond is the:
Answer Options:
pancreas
\nliver
\nstomach
\ngallbladder
\nkidney
Answer: pancreas
Question: A 23-year-old male college student, who has a sedentary lifestyle, weighs 175 pounds. What is his RDA for protein?
Answer Options:
64 grams/day.
\n48 grams/day.
\n56 grams/day.
\n70 grams/day.
\n75 grams/day.
Answer: 64 grams/day.
Question: Bile plays a major role in lipid digestion through this process:
Answer: Emulsification
Question: It can be said that the energy we obtain from foods comes from the Sun. This is because:
Answer Options:
oxygen is released in plant leaves to create chlorophyll, which is essential to produce energy
\nlight energy from the Sun is used in photosynthesis to convert chemical energy in the plant
\nthe Sun warms the soil to release glucose in the roots of plants
\nthe Sun converts glucose to create usable energy
\nthe Sun converts oxygen into energy and carbohydrate using chlorophyll
Answer: light energy from the Sun is used in photosynthesis to convert chemical energy in the plant
Question: Vitamin D3 is the active form of Vitamin D.
Answer Options:
A. True
\nB. False
Answer: A. True
Question: In this lab exercise, _____ will be used as the standardized reactant in the titration reaction.
Answer: ascorbic acid
Question: Which of the following carbohydrates is responsible for the intensely sweet taste of fruit?
Answer Options:
Lignin
\nPectin
\nGalactose
\nCellulose
Answer: Fructose
Question: What is the root cause of most forms of CVD?
Answer Options:
A. Plaque formation in the arteries
\nB. Neutrophils, which clear blood clots away from artery walls.
\nC. Low blood pressure, which damages the artery walls.
\nD. Definitive Red Blood cells, which reduced blood flow to the heart.
\nE. Low LDL, which prevents the solidification of fat in the arteries.
Answer: A. Plaque formation in the arteries
Question: It is now understood that there are no incomplete foods. Whole foods contain all 9 essential amino acids, just in varying amounts.
Answer Options:
True.
\nFalse.
Answer: True.
Question: Examples of aerobic physical activity include all of the following except:
Answer Options:
brisk walking
\nstrength exercises
\nswimming
\nbicycling
\nclimbing stairs
Answer: strength exercises
Question: Excess protein is stored as:
Answer Options:
A. Muscle tissue
\nB. Adipose
\nC. Glycogen
\nD. Protein cannot be stored
\nE. The body has no specified storage system for protein.
Answer: B. Adipose
Question: Vitamin D deficiency in children is known as ______, and ______ in adults.
Answer Options:
A. Osteomalacia; rickets
\nB. Rickets; osteomalacia
\nC. Osteoporosis; rickets
\nD. Rickets; osteoporosis
Answer: B. Rickets; osteomalacia
Question: Plants store glucose as starch because:
Answer Options:
animals cannot digest starch
\nstarch can be washed away by rain
\nstarch is soluble in water
\nstarch is insoluble in water
\nstarch holds more energy per gram
Answer: starch is insoluble in water
Question: To reduce the risk of CVD, saturated fat in the diet should provide less than _____ percent of total calories.
Answer Options:
A. 7
\nB. 10
\nC. 25
\nD. 35
Answer: A. 7
Question: In this lab exercise, protein content of a solution is measured using this assay.
Answer Options:
Protease assay
\nBiuret assay
\nBicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay
\nPCR assay
Answer: Biuret assay