NUTR 331 CORRECT TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔what process will help prevent oxidation of fat? - ✔✔hydrogenation
✔✔what molecule is made of 3 fatty acids and a glycerol molecule? - ✔✔triglyceride
✔✔what molecule is made of 2 fatty acids, a glycerol, and a phosphorus molecule? -
✔✔phospholipid
✔✔what is the major dietary source for omega-6 fatty acids? - ✔✔vegetable oil
✔✔what are the major dietary sources for omega-3 fatty acids? - ✔✔fish and vegetable
oil (especially canola oil)
✔✔micelles - ✔✔spherical complexes that absorb long-chain fatty acids and
monoglycerides
✔✔how could an essential fatty acid deficiency develop? - ✔✔when person receives no
linoleic or linolenic acids in diet
✔✔how is the chemical composition of animal fats different from plant fats? - ✔✔animal
fats: contain large amount of saturated fatty acids, palmitic acid, and stearic acid
plant fats: contain unsaturated fatty acids, oleic acid, and linoleic acid
✔✔8 grams of fat / 2100 cal / what is the percent? - ✔✔8*9 = 72 ; 72/2100 = 3.4%
✔✔T/F Lecithin is an essential nutrient - ✔✔F
✔✔T/F Bile is made in liver, stored in gallbladder, and used to disperse and suspend fat
in watery solutions for pancreatic lipase to work on - ✔✔T
, ✔✔T/F Low concentrations of LDL in blood lower risk of altherosclerosis - ✔✔T
✔✔T/F An increased amount of fish oils will lengthen the time needed for blood to clot -
✔✔T
✔✔contents of protein - ✔✔carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
✔✔what happens when a protein is denatured? - ✔✔loses its biological activity
✔✔a non-essential amino acid must be: - ✔✔supplied in the diet
✔✔how many essential amino acids are required by adults? - ✔✔about 9
✔✔protein digestion occurs mainly in: - ✔✔the stomach
✔✔insulin functions in: - ✔✔blood glucose regulation
✔✔the end product of protein digestion in the stomach is: - ✔✔large and small
polypeptides
✔✔hemoglobin functions in: - ✔✔oxygen transport
✔✔what is not one of the general functions of proteins? - ✔✔storing of energy
✔✔proteins are important regulations of acid-base balance because: - ✔✔they can
function as both acids and bases
✔✔contractile proteins are important in: - ✔✔muscle function
✔✔a limiting amino acid is: - ✔✔the essential amino acid found in shortest supply
relative to the amount needed for protein synthesis
✔✔what are the 3 considerations in determining the quality of dietary proteins? - ✔✔the
digestibility of the proteins, the balance of EAA, the adequacy of all EAA
✔✔which foods would complement the protein in dried beans? - ✔✔brown rice, brown
bread, or milk
✔✔what creates a negative nitrogen balance? - ✔✔nitrogen output exceeds nitrogen
intake
✔✔if nitrogen intake is equal to nitrogen output, the subject is: - ✔✔consuming enough
protein to replace body losses
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔what process will help prevent oxidation of fat? - ✔✔hydrogenation
✔✔what molecule is made of 3 fatty acids and a glycerol molecule? - ✔✔triglyceride
✔✔what molecule is made of 2 fatty acids, a glycerol, and a phosphorus molecule? -
✔✔phospholipid
✔✔what is the major dietary source for omega-6 fatty acids? - ✔✔vegetable oil
✔✔what are the major dietary sources for omega-3 fatty acids? - ✔✔fish and vegetable
oil (especially canola oil)
✔✔micelles - ✔✔spherical complexes that absorb long-chain fatty acids and
monoglycerides
✔✔how could an essential fatty acid deficiency develop? - ✔✔when person receives no
linoleic or linolenic acids in diet
✔✔how is the chemical composition of animal fats different from plant fats? - ✔✔animal
fats: contain large amount of saturated fatty acids, palmitic acid, and stearic acid
plant fats: contain unsaturated fatty acids, oleic acid, and linoleic acid
✔✔8 grams of fat / 2100 cal / what is the percent? - ✔✔8*9 = 72 ; 72/2100 = 3.4%
✔✔T/F Lecithin is an essential nutrient - ✔✔F
✔✔T/F Bile is made in liver, stored in gallbladder, and used to disperse and suspend fat
in watery solutions for pancreatic lipase to work on - ✔✔T
, ✔✔T/F Low concentrations of LDL in blood lower risk of altherosclerosis - ✔✔T
✔✔T/F An increased amount of fish oils will lengthen the time needed for blood to clot -
✔✔T
✔✔contents of protein - ✔✔carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
✔✔what happens when a protein is denatured? - ✔✔loses its biological activity
✔✔a non-essential amino acid must be: - ✔✔supplied in the diet
✔✔how many essential amino acids are required by adults? - ✔✔about 9
✔✔protein digestion occurs mainly in: - ✔✔the stomach
✔✔insulin functions in: - ✔✔blood glucose regulation
✔✔the end product of protein digestion in the stomach is: - ✔✔large and small
polypeptides
✔✔hemoglobin functions in: - ✔✔oxygen transport
✔✔what is not one of the general functions of proteins? - ✔✔storing of energy
✔✔proteins are important regulations of acid-base balance because: - ✔✔they can
function as both acids and bases
✔✔contractile proteins are important in: - ✔✔muscle function
✔✔a limiting amino acid is: - ✔✔the essential amino acid found in shortest supply
relative to the amount needed for protein synthesis
✔✔what are the 3 considerations in determining the quality of dietary proteins? - ✔✔the
digestibility of the proteins, the balance of EAA, the adequacy of all EAA
✔✔which foods would complement the protein in dried beans? - ✔✔brown rice, brown
bread, or milk
✔✔what creates a negative nitrogen balance? - ✔✔nitrogen output exceeds nitrogen
intake
✔✔if nitrogen intake is equal to nitrogen output, the subject is: - ✔✔consuming enough
protein to replace body losses
