Straighterline Nutrition 101 Final Exam (60 Q/A, Newest 2024/2025) / Nutrition101 Final Exam: Straighterline / NUTRI 101 Final Exam: Straighterline

Straighterline Nutrition 101 Final Exam (60 Q/A, Newest 2024/2025) / Nutrition101 Final Exam: Straighterline / NUTRI 101 Final Exam: Straighterline What is the major monosaccharide found in the human body? - - glucose Which of these is a complex carbohydrate that cannot be broken down by the human digestive process? - - fiber What is the purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010? - - to help Americans choose an overall healthful diet How much moderate-intensity exercise is recommended in order to decrease an individual's risk of chronic disease? - - 30 minutes per day What is an advantage of fat as a source of fuel for exercise? - - It supplies more than twice the energy of carbohydrates In the human body, when is glycogen synthesis greatest? - - immediately following exercise* what is the first step in the production of energy from food? - - anaerobic breakdown of glucose in the cytoplasm a cell's genetic material is contained in its - - nucleus the primary functions of epithelial tissue in the lining of the respiratory tract are to - - secrete important substances, absorb nutrients, and excrete waste* what happens in the human body when too much Vitamin C is consumed via supplements? - - It is excreted in the feces and urine what substances manufactured by the endocrine glands act as chemical messengers in the body? - - hormones what is the term for the partially digested food mixture as it leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine? - - chyme how does the body regulate blood glucose levels after a meal? - - insulin is released from the pancreas which of these is the only animal-derived food that contains a significant amount of carbohydrates? - - milk which enzyme breaks down carbohydrate? - - amylase what product is formed as a result of the incomplete breakdown of fat when carbohydrates are not available to the body? - - ketones which type of fats can raise t