NUTR 325- exam 1 solved questions
Nutritionally speaking, how were the diets of our hunter/gatherer
ancestors and what foods did the earliest humans eat? Correct Answer-
The diets of our hunter/gatherer ancestors were healthy, likely balanced,
omnivorous, ecologically variable and geographically dependent. The
foods the earliest humans ate were meat, insects, fish, berries, nuts and
seeds.
Identify the most significant crop in the Fertile Crescent. Why was it so
important? Similarly, what were the first animals domesticated in the
Fertile Crescent? Correct Answer-The most significant crop was Emmer
and einkorn wheat because they contained a high amount of protein (8-
14%). First domesticated animals were Dogs.
What were other crops outside the Fertile Crescent domesticated around
the same time? Correct Answer-Rice, wheat, maize, potatoes, squash
What happened to the nutrition status of humans when they transitioned
from hunter-gatherers to agriculturalists? Correct Answer-They had
increased nutritional deficiencies; nutrition status went down due to
farmers being reliant on a few crops that might have been nutritionally
deficient.
What is the difference between unleavened and leavened bread? Correct
Answer-Unleavened bread has no yeast and is flatbread, leavened bread
is rising bread that has yeast.
Starches staple foods Correct Answer-Corn, rice, wheat, acorns
, Vegetable staple foods Correct Answer-Greens, carrots, eggplant, root,
tubers and bulb vegetables, mushrooms
Fruit staple foods Correct Answer-Prickly pear cactus, Tropical fruits
like mango, pomegranate, cacao pods, durian, coconut
Protein staple foods Correct Answer-Sausages, fish, nuts, legumes, dairy
and soy products
Drying Correct Answer-Removal of the foods water, used on fruits
vegetables and meats.
Curing Correct Answer-Preserving a food through the use of salt and
drying, high concentrations of salt bind to the water in food and make it
unavailable to microorganisms. Sugar, spices or nitrates may also be
added.
Pickling Correct Answer-Preserves food by acidification, acid and/or
fermentation used to acidify foods, vinegar often used due to high
acidity and ability to keep microorganisms in check.
Canning Correct Answer-Food packed into containers which are sealed
then the containers are heated to destroy microorganisms.
Nutritionally speaking, how were the diets of our hunter/gatherer
ancestors and what foods did the earliest humans eat? Correct Answer-
The diets of our hunter/gatherer ancestors were healthy, likely balanced,
omnivorous, ecologically variable and geographically dependent. The
foods the earliest humans ate were meat, insects, fish, berries, nuts and
seeds.
Identify the most significant crop in the Fertile Crescent. Why was it so
important? Similarly, what were the first animals domesticated in the
Fertile Crescent? Correct Answer-The most significant crop was Emmer
and einkorn wheat because they contained a high amount of protein (8-
14%). First domesticated animals were Dogs.
What were other crops outside the Fertile Crescent domesticated around
the same time? Correct Answer-Rice, wheat, maize, potatoes, squash
What happened to the nutrition status of humans when they transitioned
from hunter-gatherers to agriculturalists? Correct Answer-They had
increased nutritional deficiencies; nutrition status went down due to
farmers being reliant on a few crops that might have been nutritionally
deficient.
What is the difference between unleavened and leavened bread? Correct
Answer-Unleavened bread has no yeast and is flatbread, leavened bread
is rising bread that has yeast.
Starches staple foods Correct Answer-Corn, rice, wheat, acorns
, Vegetable staple foods Correct Answer-Greens, carrots, eggplant, root,
tubers and bulb vegetables, mushrooms
Fruit staple foods Correct Answer-Prickly pear cactus, Tropical fruits
like mango, pomegranate, cacao pods, durian, coconut
Protein staple foods Correct Answer-Sausages, fish, nuts, legumes, dairy
and soy products
Drying Correct Answer-Removal of the foods water, used on fruits
vegetables and meats.
Curing Correct Answer-Preserving a food through the use of salt and
drying, high concentrations of salt bind to the water in food and make it
unavailable to microorganisms. Sugar, spices or nitrates may also be
added.
Pickling Correct Answer-Preserves food by acidification, acid and/or
fermentation used to acidify foods, vinegar often used due to high
acidity and ability to keep microorganisms in check.
Canning Correct Answer-Food packed into containers which are sealed
then the containers are heated to destroy microorganisms.
