The distance a typical food travels from farm to table is
1. 1-10 miles
2. 200-300 miles
3. 1500-2500 miles.
4. 50-100 miles correct answers 1500-2500 miles
A local food system can always be described by each of the following concepts EXCEPT
1. food security
2. food proximity
3. better nutrition
4. self reliance correct answers better nutrition
After FSHN 120 scores (for exams, quizzes, NAPs, extra credit - basically anything) have been
posted in Compass, you have ____ to challenge the score
1. one day
2. the rest of the semester
3. one week
4. two weeks correct answers One week
Organic food _______
1. is always cheaper
2. is grown on farmland that meets very specific USDA rules
,3. is more nutritious than conventionally raised food
4. contains no pesticides correct answers Is grown on farmland that meets very specific USDA
rules
In FSHN 120, chapter quizzes must be completed in the Mastering Nutrition website by ______
on the ay the syllabus says we will begin discussion of the chapter.
1. 1:00 AM
2. 5:00 PM
3. Noon
4. 8:00 AM correct answers 1:00 AM
All of the following EXCEPT ____ describe a sustainable food system
1. Specify food from farming systems that minimize harm to the environment
2. Promote health and well-being
3. Use local, seasonally available ingredients
4. Are the least expensive foods available correct answers Are the least expensive foods available
To gain credit, the FSHN 120, Journal entries must have ______ full days IN BETWEEN entries
1. 10
2. 5
3. 4
4. 3 correct answers 5
Of the following, which is NOT an assumed benefit of a local food system?
,1. Environmental advantages over a global food system
2. Benefit to local economies
3. A stronger connection between urban consumers and rural inhabitants
4. The food is grown on an organic farm correct answers The food is grown on an organic farm
Of the following, which is NOT an element of a community (local) food system?
1. Farmers Markets
2. Organic vegetables at County Market
3. CSA programs
4. Hospital cafeterias using local produce correct answers Organic vegetables at County Market
What term is commonly used to describe foods that are grown without the use of synthetic
pesticides?
1. vegetarian
2. genetically modified organism (GMO)
3. inorganic
4. organic correct answers Organic
Jane consumed a breakfast that contained 85 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of protein, and
18 grams of fat. How many kilocalories did Jane eat at breakfast?
1. 1,007 kilocalories
2. 768 kilocalories
3. 582 kilocalories
4. 12 kilocalories correct answers 582 kilocalories
, A hypothesis or group of related hypotheses that have been confirmed through repeated scientific
experiments is known as a(n)
1. experiment
2. phenomenon
3. fact
4. theory correct answers Theory
Vitamin C and the B vitamins are termed
1. fat-soluble vitamins
2. water-soluble vitamins
3. nonessential vitamins
4. trace vitamins correct answers water-soluble vitamins
True or False:
Nutrition is relatively new scientific discipline. correct answers True
True or False:
A Registered Dietitian is a health professional who has earned a bachelor's degree, has completed
extensive nutrition-related course work, and has successfully completed a national dietetics
exam. correct answers True
Dr. Sullivan is conduction a clinical trial to determine if vitamin Z can improve test performance
of students in an introductory college nutrition course. Dr. Sullivan puts all the students' names in
a hat and draws names to determine if they will be placed in the control or the experimental
group. The experimental group receives a capsule of vitamin Z and the control group a "sugar