Nutrition: An Applied Approach, 3e (Thompson)
Chapter 1 The Role of Nutrition in Our Health
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which statement is FALSE concerning the field of nutrition?
A) Nutrition is the study of how food nourishes the body.
B) Nutrition encompasses how we consume, digest, metabolize, and store food.
C) Nutrition is an ancient science that dates back to the fourteenth century.
D) Nutrition involves studying the factors that influence eating patterns.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 4
Skill: Factual
2) The development of all of the following chronic diseases is strongly associated with
dietary choices EXCEPT
A) Alzheimer's disease.
B) cancer.
C) heart disease.
D) diabetes mellitus.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 4
Skill: Factual
3) All nutrients are divided into ________ classes.
,A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
Answer: C
Page Ref: 8
Skill: Factual
4) To a scientist describing nutrients, the term "organic" means nutrients that
A) contain both carbon and hydrogen.
B) contain hydrogen and nitrogen.
C) are natural, not synthetic.
D) are synthetic, not natural.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 8
Skill: Factual
,5) What is the primary source of fuel for the brain?
A) proteins
B) fats
C) carbohydrates
D) vitamins
Answer: C
Page Ref: 9
Skill: Factual
6) Of the following nutrients, which contains nitrogen?
A) carbohydrates
B) proteins
C) lipids
D) water
Answer: B
Page Ref: 11
Skill: Factual
7) Which of the following is an example of an inorganic nutrient?
A) vitamin A (vitamin)
B) stearic acid (fat)
C) dietary fiber (carbohydrate)
D) calcium (mineral)
Answer: D
Page Ref: 12
Skill: Conceptual
, 8) Jane consumed a breakfast that contained 85 grams of carbohydrate, 20 grams of
protein, and 18 grams of fat. How many kilocalories did Jane eat at breakfast?
A) 123 kilocalories
B) 152 kilocalories
C) 582 kilocalories
D) 1,007 kilocalories
Answer: C
Page Ref: 9
Skill: Applied
Chapter 1 The Role of Nutrition in Our Health
Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which statement is FALSE concerning the field of nutrition?
A) Nutrition is the study of how food nourishes the body.
B) Nutrition encompasses how we consume, digest, metabolize, and store food.
C) Nutrition is an ancient science that dates back to the fourteenth century.
D) Nutrition involves studying the factors that influence eating patterns.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 4
Skill: Factual
2) The development of all of the following chronic diseases is strongly associated with
dietary choices EXCEPT
A) Alzheimer's disease.
B) cancer.
C) heart disease.
D) diabetes mellitus.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 4
Skill: Factual
3) All nutrients are divided into ________ classes.
,A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
Answer: C
Page Ref: 8
Skill: Factual
4) To a scientist describing nutrients, the term "organic" means nutrients that
A) contain both carbon and hydrogen.
B) contain hydrogen and nitrogen.
C) are natural, not synthetic.
D) are synthetic, not natural.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 8
Skill: Factual
,5) What is the primary source of fuel for the brain?
A) proteins
B) fats
C) carbohydrates
D) vitamins
Answer: C
Page Ref: 9
Skill: Factual
6) Of the following nutrients, which contains nitrogen?
A) carbohydrates
B) proteins
C) lipids
D) water
Answer: B
Page Ref: 11
Skill: Factual
7) Which of the following is an example of an inorganic nutrient?
A) vitamin A (vitamin)
B) stearic acid (fat)
C) dietary fiber (carbohydrate)
D) calcium (mineral)
Answer: D
Page Ref: 12
Skill: Conceptual
, 8) Jane consumed a breakfast that contained 85 grams of carbohydrate, 20 grams of
protein, and 18 grams of fat. How many kilocalories did Jane eat at breakfast?
A) 123 kilocalories
B) 152 kilocalories
C) 582 kilocalories
D) 1,007 kilocalories
Answer: C
Page Ref: 9
Skill: Applied
