Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Chapter 1, 2, 3 Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
what is dietetics? -
correct answer ✅science concerned with nutritional planning and
preparation of foods
What is a Registered Dietitian? -
correct answer ✅A professionally trained and educated (person) in
dietetics
What is nutrition? -
correct answer ✅Nourishment, the food we eat and how the body
uses it
What are the signs of good nutrition? -
correct answer ✅Well developed body
Good muscle development
Clear eyes
Smooth skin
Good posture
Glossy hair
Alert
,Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Chapter 1, 2, 3 Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Ideal weight for body composition (ration of muscle mass to height)
Positive outlook
Resists infections
Normal appetite
Digestion & Elimination
Extended years of normal functioning
What is metabolism? -
correct answer ✅The sum of all chemical changes that take place
in the body by which it maintains itself and produces energy for its
functioning (products of the various reactions are called
metabolites)
To sustain life, nutrients in food must perform what three basic
functions? -
correct answer ✅Provide energy
Build tissue
Regulate metabolic processes
,Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Chapter 1, 2, 3 Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the major function of protein? -
correct answer ✅To build tissue
In the functions of nutrients in food, what are the two energy
sources? -
correct answer ✅Primary energy source
Secondary energy source
What nutrient in food does primary energy source consist of? -
correct answer ✅Carbohydrates
What nutrients in food does secondary energy source consist of? -
correct answer ✅Fats
Proteins
What is the Primary energy source of fuel for heat and energy in
the body? -
correct answer ✅Carbohydrates
, Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Chapter 1, 2, 3 Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the primary energy source that maintains the body's back-
up store of quick energy? -
correct answer ✅Carbohydrates
What primary energy source should provide 45% to 65% of total
kilocalories for the body? -
correct answer ✅Carbohydrates
What is a secondary energy source that provides a SECONDARY
(storage) form of heat and energy? -
correct answer ✅Fats
What secondary energy source should provide no more than 20%
to 35% of total kilocalorie for the body? -
correct answer ✅Fats
What is a secondary energy source that it's primary function is
tissue building? -
correct answer ✅Proteins
Chapter 1, 2, 3 Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
what is dietetics? -
correct answer ✅science concerned with nutritional planning and
preparation of foods
What is a Registered Dietitian? -
correct answer ✅A professionally trained and educated (person) in
dietetics
What is nutrition? -
correct answer ✅Nourishment, the food we eat and how the body
uses it
What are the signs of good nutrition? -
correct answer ✅Well developed body
Good muscle development
Clear eyes
Smooth skin
Good posture
Glossy hair
Alert
,Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Chapter 1, 2, 3 Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Ideal weight for body composition (ration of muscle mass to height)
Positive outlook
Resists infections
Normal appetite
Digestion & Elimination
Extended years of normal functioning
What is metabolism? -
correct answer ✅The sum of all chemical changes that take place
in the body by which it maintains itself and produces energy for its
functioning (products of the various reactions are called
metabolites)
To sustain life, nutrients in food must perform what three basic
functions? -
correct answer ✅Provide energy
Build tissue
Regulate metabolic processes
,Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Chapter 1, 2, 3 Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the major function of protein? -
correct answer ✅To build tissue
In the functions of nutrients in food, what are the two energy
sources? -
correct answer ✅Primary energy source
Secondary energy source
What nutrient in food does primary energy source consist of? -
correct answer ✅Carbohydrates
What nutrients in food does secondary energy source consist of? -
correct answer ✅Fats
Proteins
What is the Primary energy source of fuel for heat and energy in
the body? -
correct answer ✅Carbohydrates
, Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Chapter 1, 2, 3 Test Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the primary energy source that maintains the body's back-
up store of quick energy? -
correct answer ✅Carbohydrates
What primary energy source should provide 45% to 65% of total
kilocalories for the body? -
correct answer ✅Carbohydrates
What is a secondary energy source that provides a SECONDARY
(storage) form of heat and energy? -
correct answer ✅Fats
What secondary energy source should provide no more than 20%
to 35% of total kilocalorie for the body? -
correct answer ✅Fats
What is a secondary energy source that it's primary function is
tissue building? -
correct answer ✅Proteins
