NUTR 325 Exam 1 Study Guide
What were the diets of our hunter/gatherer ancestors? Correct Answer--
Omnivores
What did earliest humans eat? Correct Answer--Everything and anything
that offered nutritional value (Meat, Insects, Fish, Wild greens, Nuts,
Berries, seeds)
What is the most significant crop in the Fertile Crescent? Why? Correct
Answer--Wheat. It allowed the creation of bread which can last a long
time and is a dense food.
What were the first animals domesticated in the Fertile Crescent? Correct
Answer--1) Goats and Sheep's 2) Pigs 3) Cows
What crops were domesticated outside the Fertile Crescent? Correct
Answer--Rice, Maize, Jujube, peanuts, potatoes, squash, etc
What happened to nutritional status of humans when they transitioned
from hunter gatherers to agriculturalists? Correct Answer--Nutritional
deficiencies increased
What is the difference between unleavened and leavened bread? Correct
Answer--Unleavened bread is like flatbread
Leavened bread is bread that has risen due to yeast.
, What are the staple foods? Correct Answer--Starches, Proteins, fruits,
vegetables
What is an example of a staple starch? Correct Answer--Bread/wheat,
corn, rice
What is an example of a staple protein? Correct Answer--Legumes/Meat
What is an example of a staple vegetable? Correct Answer--Potatoes, any
root vegetable
What is an example of a staple fruit? Correct Answer--Durian,
strawberries, prickly pear, pomegranate
What are the types of food preservation? Correct Answer--Drying -
removal of the water from food
Curing - Using salt & drying
Pickling - acidification
Canning - Sealing food into containers, that are heated/canned to destroy
microorganisms
Fermentation - Chemical breakdown of a substance via microorganisms.
What is the process of fermentation? Correct Answer--Converting carbs to
alcohol/organic acids using microorganisms under anaerobic conditions
What were the diets of our hunter/gatherer ancestors? Correct Answer--
Omnivores
What did earliest humans eat? Correct Answer--Everything and anything
that offered nutritional value (Meat, Insects, Fish, Wild greens, Nuts,
Berries, seeds)
What is the most significant crop in the Fertile Crescent? Why? Correct
Answer--Wheat. It allowed the creation of bread which can last a long
time and is a dense food.
What were the first animals domesticated in the Fertile Crescent? Correct
Answer--1) Goats and Sheep's 2) Pigs 3) Cows
What crops were domesticated outside the Fertile Crescent? Correct
Answer--Rice, Maize, Jujube, peanuts, potatoes, squash, etc
What happened to nutritional status of humans when they transitioned
from hunter gatherers to agriculturalists? Correct Answer--Nutritional
deficiencies increased
What is the difference between unleavened and leavened bread? Correct
Answer--Unleavened bread is like flatbread
Leavened bread is bread that has risen due to yeast.
, What are the staple foods? Correct Answer--Starches, Proteins, fruits,
vegetables
What is an example of a staple starch? Correct Answer--Bread/wheat,
corn, rice
What is an example of a staple protein? Correct Answer--Legumes/Meat
What is an example of a staple vegetable? Correct Answer--Potatoes, any
root vegetable
What is an example of a staple fruit? Correct Answer--Durian,
strawberries, prickly pear, pomegranate
What are the types of food preservation? Correct Answer--Drying -
removal of the water from food
Curing - Using salt & drying
Pickling - acidification
Canning - Sealing food into containers, that are heated/canned to destroy
microorganisms
Fermentation - Chemical breakdown of a substance via microorganisms.
What is the process of fermentation? Correct Answer--Converting carbs to
alcohol/organic acids using microorganisms under anaerobic conditions
