CERTIFIED NUTRITION SPECIALIST II
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is a tissue in the human body?
a. epithelial
b. connective
c. muscle
d. all of the above.
Answer: d. all of the above
◉ Which of the following would be classified as an organelle?
a. the heart
b. the quads
c. a mitochondrion
d. the tongue.
Answer: c. the mitochondrion
◉ All of the chemical reactions that take place in the body require
the help of specific proteins, called phytochemicals.
,a. true
b. false.
Answer: b. false
◉ Wrapped up in chromosomes, our DNA dictates which ____ are
formed in the body.
a. nutrients
b. proteins
c. phytochemicals
d. fats.
Answer: b. proteins
◉ Small genetic differences called ____ explain why some people
respond slightly different to various types of foods.
a. cells
b. muscle contractions
c. co-factors
d. genetic polymorphisms.
Answer: d. genetic polymorphisms
◉ Organelles give cells their structure and function.
a. true
, b. false.
Answer: a. true
◉ Since lipids are part of the plasma membrane, the types of ___ we
eat in our diet will influence the membrane's fluidity or flexibility.
a. vitamins
b. fats
c. co-factors
d. enzymes.
Answer: b. fats
◉ What cellular organelles contain cristae and are responsible for
converting things like protein, carbohydrates, and fat into ATP?
a. Cytosol
b. nucleus
c. muscle
d. mitochondria.
Answer: d. mitochondria
◉ DNA contains a code unique to each of us, one that provides
cellular instructions for making proteins that we need for our
structure and function.
a. true
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is a tissue in the human body?
a. epithelial
b. connective
c. muscle
d. all of the above.
Answer: d. all of the above
◉ Which of the following would be classified as an organelle?
a. the heart
b. the quads
c. a mitochondrion
d. the tongue.
Answer: c. the mitochondrion
◉ All of the chemical reactions that take place in the body require
the help of specific proteins, called phytochemicals.
,a. true
b. false.
Answer: b. false
◉ Wrapped up in chromosomes, our DNA dictates which ____ are
formed in the body.
a. nutrients
b. proteins
c. phytochemicals
d. fats.
Answer: b. proteins
◉ Small genetic differences called ____ explain why some people
respond slightly different to various types of foods.
a. cells
b. muscle contractions
c. co-factors
d. genetic polymorphisms.
Answer: d. genetic polymorphisms
◉ Organelles give cells their structure and function.
a. true
, b. false.
Answer: a. true
◉ Since lipids are part of the plasma membrane, the types of ___ we
eat in our diet will influence the membrane's fluidity or flexibility.
a. vitamins
b. fats
c. co-factors
d. enzymes.
Answer: b. fats
◉ What cellular organelles contain cristae and are responsible for
converting things like protein, carbohydrates, and fat into ATP?
a. Cytosol
b. nucleus
c. muscle
d. mitochondria.
Answer: d. mitochondria
◉ DNA contains a code unique to each of us, one that provides
cellular instructions for making proteins that we need for our
structure and function.
a. true
