TEXES AAFCS COMPOSITE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔teen pregnancy - ✔✔act of a woman expecting a child prior to her 20th birthday or to
her being considered a legal adult; two ways to reduce are promotion of contraceptive
use or abstinence, and promotion of interaction between teens and parents
✔✔food irradiation - ✔✔The process of using radioactive materials to disinfect and
preserve certain types of food; reduces consumer's risk of food borne illness
✔✔shelf life - ✔✔how long food will last before it spoils and begins to breed bacteria
✔✔USDA's Myplate - ✔✔Pros:
-Improvement over the Food Pyramid
-Idea is to convey to public that half of plate should contain fruits and vegetables
-veggies and grains 30% each, fruits and proteins 20% each
Cons:
-Too much emphasis on protein
-Others argue that dairy recommendation should be removed altogether
✔✔anorexia - ✔✔eating disorder in which an individ views his or her own body as being
overweight, even though not, which causes to have extreme, unfounded fear of gaining
additional weight
✔✔bulimia - ✔✔indiv. views their body as being unattractive or overweight but lacks
ability to control their eating; main difference is bulimics have no sense of control over
eating habits
✔✔obesity - ✔✔has increased their body weight significantly beyond what is normally
considered healthy, usually by excessive eating; overeating, family history, genetic
factors, stress and lack of sleep, various illnesses and conditions; high risk for problems
with heart, stomach, muscles, lungs, skin, nervous system
✔✔diabetes - ✔✔disease that prevents the body from producing or using insulin, which
body needs to process sugar and use as energy for the cells of the body; sugar builds
up in body leading to hyperglycemia; can lead to failure of the heart, kidneys , nerves,
eyes, high blood pressure, blindness, poor healing of wounds
✔✔type 1 diabetes - ✔✔invdividual's own immune system mistakes the beta cells of the
pancreas, which are responsible for producing insulin, as being harmful and therefore
attacks and destroys them; prevents from actually producing insulin; treated with diet
and insulin injections
, ✔✔Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes - ✔✔both treated through use of carefully
monitored diet along with medication to help the body use insulin appropriately;
difference between 2 and gestational is gestational occurs specifically due to hormones
present during pregnancy
✔✔hypertension - ✔✔abnormally high blood pressure; can impact virtually every part of
the body as increased force of blood against the artery walls can severely damage the
body's organs; eliminate excessive drinking and smoking
-healthy: 90/50-120/80
-prehypertension: 120/80-140/90
-hypertension: 140/90
✔✔vitamin c - ✔✔ascorbic acid; important bc helps protect the health of the skin, bones,
teeth, cartilage, and blood vessels; acts as an antioxidant that helps reduce the
negative effects that oxygen reactions within the body can have on cells; production of
collagen; deficiency leads to scurvy: liver spots on skin and gums, bleeding from
mucous membranes
✔✔vitamin E - ✔✔tocopherol; aids in maintaining proper brain function and eye health;
reduce cancer, cataracts, heart disease; deficiency leads to weakness, blindness, and
neurological problems; peanuts, hazelnuts, coconuts, corn, asparagus, carrots,
tomatoes, fish, pb, veg oils
✔✔B12 - ✔✔cyanocobalamin; necessary for production of blood cells and aids in
maintaining health of nervous system; severe lack can lead to conditions like
megaloblastic anemia; problems with nervous system, because causes disintegration
and death of nerve cells; symptoms are numbness, tingling, and lack of muscle control;
chicken, beef, pork, liver, fish, shellfish, cereal, milk, cheese, eggs, yogurt
✔✔vitamin A - ✔✔retinol; aids in bone growth, skin health, and ability to reproduce; eye
health and aids in production of tears; deficiency causes eyes to deteriorate, night
blindness; carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, beef, pork, chicken, eggs, and
broccoli
✔✔Fiber - ✔✔helps with bowel movements, digestion, and immune responses; lower
blood cholesterol, help prevent obesity, lower risk of cancer, and risk of type 2 diabetes;
lack can lead to constipation and slower digestion; cereal, oatmeal, whole wheat bread,
apples, pears, bananas, potatoes, onions, green beans
✔✔protein - ✔✔necessary for body to produce amino acids needs to function: 9
essential amino acids only produced when body digests protein; lack can lead to
reduced brain function, intellectual disabilities, and an overall weakening of the immune
system due to decrease in number of white blood cells; chicken, beef, wheat, rice, milk,
cheese, peas, beans, peanuts, pb
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔teen pregnancy - ✔✔act of a woman expecting a child prior to her 20th birthday or to
her being considered a legal adult; two ways to reduce are promotion of contraceptive
use or abstinence, and promotion of interaction between teens and parents
✔✔food irradiation - ✔✔The process of using radioactive materials to disinfect and
preserve certain types of food; reduces consumer's risk of food borne illness
✔✔shelf life - ✔✔how long food will last before it spoils and begins to breed bacteria
✔✔USDA's Myplate - ✔✔Pros:
-Improvement over the Food Pyramid
-Idea is to convey to public that half of plate should contain fruits and vegetables
-veggies and grains 30% each, fruits and proteins 20% each
Cons:
-Too much emphasis on protein
-Others argue that dairy recommendation should be removed altogether
✔✔anorexia - ✔✔eating disorder in which an individ views his or her own body as being
overweight, even though not, which causes to have extreme, unfounded fear of gaining
additional weight
✔✔bulimia - ✔✔indiv. views their body as being unattractive or overweight but lacks
ability to control their eating; main difference is bulimics have no sense of control over
eating habits
✔✔obesity - ✔✔has increased their body weight significantly beyond what is normally
considered healthy, usually by excessive eating; overeating, family history, genetic
factors, stress and lack of sleep, various illnesses and conditions; high risk for problems
with heart, stomach, muscles, lungs, skin, nervous system
✔✔diabetes - ✔✔disease that prevents the body from producing or using insulin, which
body needs to process sugar and use as energy for the cells of the body; sugar builds
up in body leading to hyperglycemia; can lead to failure of the heart, kidneys , nerves,
eyes, high blood pressure, blindness, poor healing of wounds
✔✔type 1 diabetes - ✔✔invdividual's own immune system mistakes the beta cells of the
pancreas, which are responsible for producing insulin, as being harmful and therefore
attacks and destroys them; prevents from actually producing insulin; treated with diet
and insulin injections
, ✔✔Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes - ✔✔both treated through use of carefully
monitored diet along with medication to help the body use insulin appropriately;
difference between 2 and gestational is gestational occurs specifically due to hormones
present during pregnancy
✔✔hypertension - ✔✔abnormally high blood pressure; can impact virtually every part of
the body as increased force of blood against the artery walls can severely damage the
body's organs; eliminate excessive drinking and smoking
-healthy: 90/50-120/80
-prehypertension: 120/80-140/90
-hypertension: 140/90
✔✔vitamin c - ✔✔ascorbic acid; important bc helps protect the health of the skin, bones,
teeth, cartilage, and blood vessels; acts as an antioxidant that helps reduce the
negative effects that oxygen reactions within the body can have on cells; production of
collagen; deficiency leads to scurvy: liver spots on skin and gums, bleeding from
mucous membranes
✔✔vitamin E - ✔✔tocopherol; aids in maintaining proper brain function and eye health;
reduce cancer, cataracts, heart disease; deficiency leads to weakness, blindness, and
neurological problems; peanuts, hazelnuts, coconuts, corn, asparagus, carrots,
tomatoes, fish, pb, veg oils
✔✔B12 - ✔✔cyanocobalamin; necessary for production of blood cells and aids in
maintaining health of nervous system; severe lack can lead to conditions like
megaloblastic anemia; problems with nervous system, because causes disintegration
and death of nerve cells; symptoms are numbness, tingling, and lack of muscle control;
chicken, beef, pork, liver, fish, shellfish, cereal, milk, cheese, eggs, yogurt
✔✔vitamin A - ✔✔retinol; aids in bone growth, skin health, and ability to reproduce; eye
health and aids in production of tears; deficiency causes eyes to deteriorate, night
blindness; carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, beef, pork, chicken, eggs, and
broccoli
✔✔Fiber - ✔✔helps with bowel movements, digestion, and immune responses; lower
blood cholesterol, help prevent obesity, lower risk of cancer, and risk of type 2 diabetes;
lack can lead to constipation and slower digestion; cereal, oatmeal, whole wheat bread,
apples, pears, bananas, potatoes, onions, green beans
✔✔protein - ✔✔necessary for body to produce amino acids needs to function: 9
essential amino acids only produced when body digests protein; lack can lead to
reduced brain function, intellectual disabilities, and an overall weakening of the immune
system due to decrease in number of white blood cells; chicken, beef, wheat, rice, milk,
cheese, peas, beans, peanuts, pb
