TEST BANK FOR NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES, 3 EDITION 2014

Chapter 5-The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the name for the group of organic compounds that consists of triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols? a. fats b. lipids c. fatty esters d. oils ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page 161 BLM: Remember 2. About 95 percent of the lipids in foods and in the human body come from what family of compounds? a. cholesterol b. phospholipids c. sterols d. triglycerides ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Page 161 BLM: Remember 3. Which of the following vitamins is fat-soluble? a. vitamin F b. vitamin C c. vitamin A d. vitamin B12 ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Page 162 BLM: Remember 4. Which of the following functions is among the useful roles that fat plays in the human body? a. transporting the water-soluble nutrients b. cushioning the internal organs from physical shock c. protecting the body from hemophilia d. providing the major material from which bones and teeth are made ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page 162 BLM: Remember 5. What is the name for the three-carbon structure to which fatty acids are attached in a triglyceride? a. glucagon b. galactose c. glycerol d. glycogen ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Page 164 BLM: Remember 6. In which of the following ways do fatty acids differ from one another? a. shape b. presence of an acid c. number of Calories d. degree of saturation ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Page 164-165