ESSENTIALS IN NUTRITION BIOD 121 PRACTICE
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ 20-35% Answer: What percent of total calories should fats make
up?
◉ 10% Answer: Less than ____ % of dietary fat should be saturated.
◉ fats Answer: Essential fatty acids are contained in...
◉ tissue building Answer: The primary function of protein is ...
◉ protein Answer: When carbohydrates and fats are not sufficient,
the body takes from the...
◉ 4kcal Answer: The fuel factor of protein is...
◉ 10-35% Answer: What percent of total calories should protein
make up?
,◉ Amino Acids Answer: What are the building blocks for making
and repairing body tissues?
◉ Proteins Answer: Enzymes and hormones are formed by...
◉ Calcium and Phosphorus (teeth and bone strength) Answer: What
are the two major minerals?
◉ Iron (a mineral) Answer: _______ is a part of hemoglobin and binds
oxygen for transport to cells.
◉ are complex molecules needed in minute amounts but are
essential to health Answer: Vitamins
◉ cofactors in controlling metabolism. Answer: Minerals serve as...
◉ -control reactions that make energy
-synthesize important molecules in the body Answer: What do
vitamins do?
(2 things)
◉ -forms the blood
-forms the lymph
, -forms the intercellular fluids that transport nutrients
-regulatory agent Answer: How does water serve the body?
(4 ways)
◉ -Individual nutrients play key roles in metabolic processes
(whether they play a primary role or a supporting role)
-No nutrient ever works alone Answer: 2 Rules of Nutrient
Interrelationships
◉ -Dietary Intake
-Biochemical Measurements
-Anthropometric Measurements
-Clinical Evaluation Answer: 4 Overall Measurements to evaluate a
client's Nutritional Status
◉ -Where they eat food
-When they eat food
-Supplements
-Food resources
-Special diet
-Cooking facilities Answer: What are some factors of a client's
Dietary Intake?
(6 things)
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ 20-35% Answer: What percent of total calories should fats make
up?
◉ 10% Answer: Less than ____ % of dietary fat should be saturated.
◉ fats Answer: Essential fatty acids are contained in...
◉ tissue building Answer: The primary function of protein is ...
◉ protein Answer: When carbohydrates and fats are not sufficient,
the body takes from the...
◉ 4kcal Answer: The fuel factor of protein is...
◉ 10-35% Answer: What percent of total calories should protein
make up?
,◉ Amino Acids Answer: What are the building blocks for making
and repairing body tissues?
◉ Proteins Answer: Enzymes and hormones are formed by...
◉ Calcium and Phosphorus (teeth and bone strength) Answer: What
are the two major minerals?
◉ Iron (a mineral) Answer: _______ is a part of hemoglobin and binds
oxygen for transport to cells.
◉ are complex molecules needed in minute amounts but are
essential to health Answer: Vitamins
◉ cofactors in controlling metabolism. Answer: Minerals serve as...
◉ -control reactions that make energy
-synthesize important molecules in the body Answer: What do
vitamins do?
(2 things)
◉ -forms the blood
-forms the lymph
, -forms the intercellular fluids that transport nutrients
-regulatory agent Answer: How does water serve the body?
(4 ways)
◉ -Individual nutrients play key roles in metabolic processes
(whether they play a primary role or a supporting role)
-No nutrient ever works alone Answer: 2 Rules of Nutrient
Interrelationships
◉ -Dietary Intake
-Biochemical Measurements
-Anthropometric Measurements
-Clinical Evaluation Answer: 4 Overall Measurements to evaluate a
client's Nutritional Status
◉ -Where they eat food
-When they eat food
-Supplements
-Food resources
-Special diet
-Cooking facilities Answer: What are some factors of a client's
Dietary Intake?
(6 things)
