BIOL 1322 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
A food's energy density is determined by comparing its calorie
content with the weight of the food. Correct Answers TRUE
Biochemical assessment involves measuring what? Correct
Answers Concentrations of nutrients in the blood.
Carbohydrates are involved in all of the following functions
EXCEPT ____________. Correct Answers Promoting cell
differentiation
Food additive use and safety are regulated mainly by who?
Correct Answers FDA
Foods are selected based mainly on what? Correct Answers
Apetite
Foods that are a "good source" of a nutrient must contain at least
_______ % Daily Value of that nutrient. Correct Answers 10
How many calories are in a food that contains 12 g
carbohydrate, 3 g alcohol, 0 g fat, and 3 g protein? Correct
Answers 81
How many calories per gram are supplied by fats and oils?
Correct Answers 9
If a product is "low fat", what value must it meet? Correct
Answers 3 g or less per serving
, In the U. S., food labels must indicate the presence of
genetically modified ingredients. Correct Answers FALSE
MyPlate recommends that at least 75% of the foods from the
grain group should be whole grains. Correct Answers FALSE
Reference Daily Intakes are standards established for Nutrition
Facts panels for energy-producing nutrients. Correct Answers
FALSE
The Adequate Intake for dietary fiber is set at 14 g/1,000 kcal.
Correct Answers TRUE
The coordinated squeezing and shortening of the muscles of the
GI tract is called what? Correct Answers Peristalsis
The glycemic index is a ratio of the blood glucose response of a
given food compared with a standard. Correct Answers TRUE
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits who?
Correct Answers Poor households that meet eligibility
guidelines
What are absorbed in the large intestines? Correct Answers
Water and electrolytes
What can be found in inappropriately stored grains (like rye)?
Correct Answers Claviceps purpurea
What can be found in peanuts? Correct Answers Aspergillus
flavus
A food's energy density is determined by comparing its calorie
content with the weight of the food. Correct Answers TRUE
Biochemical assessment involves measuring what? Correct
Answers Concentrations of nutrients in the blood.
Carbohydrates are involved in all of the following functions
EXCEPT ____________. Correct Answers Promoting cell
differentiation
Food additive use and safety are regulated mainly by who?
Correct Answers FDA
Foods are selected based mainly on what? Correct Answers
Apetite
Foods that are a "good source" of a nutrient must contain at least
_______ % Daily Value of that nutrient. Correct Answers 10
How many calories are in a food that contains 12 g
carbohydrate, 3 g alcohol, 0 g fat, and 3 g protein? Correct
Answers 81
How many calories per gram are supplied by fats and oils?
Correct Answers 9
If a product is "low fat", what value must it meet? Correct
Answers 3 g or less per serving
, In the U. S., food labels must indicate the presence of
genetically modified ingredients. Correct Answers FALSE
MyPlate recommends that at least 75% of the foods from the
grain group should be whole grains. Correct Answers FALSE
Reference Daily Intakes are standards established for Nutrition
Facts panels for energy-producing nutrients. Correct Answers
FALSE
The Adequate Intake for dietary fiber is set at 14 g/1,000 kcal.
Correct Answers TRUE
The coordinated squeezing and shortening of the muscles of the
GI tract is called what? Correct Answers Peristalsis
The glycemic index is a ratio of the blood glucose response of a
given food compared with a standard. Correct Answers TRUE
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits who?
Correct Answers Poor households that meet eligibility
guidelines
What are absorbed in the large intestines? Correct Answers
Water and electrolytes
What can be found in inappropriately stored grains (like rye)?
Correct Answers Claviceps purpurea
What can be found in peanuts? Correct Answers Aspergillus
flavus
