NSC Practice Test Questions Unit 2

_____ is the storage form of glucose in your body.

a) Glucagon

b)Glycogen

c)Galactose

d)Glucose - Correct Answers B) Glycogen



Sucrose is a:

a) monosaccharide

b)disaccharide

c)polysaccharide

d)starch - Correct Answers B) disaccharide



The hormone that directs the storage of glucose in body cells is:

a)galactose

b)glucagon

c)insulin

d)none of the above - Correct Answers C) Insulin



Soluble fiber can be:

a)found in oats

b)found in beans

c)viscous

d)all of the above - Correct Answers D) all of the above



Which of the following can improve the digestion of the milk sugar lactose?

a)drinking milk with lactase added

b)pouring milk over a cup of bran cereal

, c)enjoying cheese a little at a time an building up all the time

d)all of the above - Correct Answers D) all of the above



The minimum amount of carbohydrates needed daily is:

a)100 grams

b)120 grams

c)130 grams

d)150 grams - Correct Answers C) 130 grams



Reducing the consumption of which item would have the biggest impact on decreasing the amount of
added sugars that Americans consume?

a) fruits

b)soda, energy drinks, and sports drinks

c)candy bars

d)sweetened breakfast cereals - Correct Answers B) soda, energy drinks and sports drinks



Your blood cholesterol is too high so you would like to eat additional viscous, soluble fiber foods to help
lower it. A good choice would be:

a) low fat milk

b)chocolate chip cookies

c) bananas

d)oatmeal - Correct Answers D) Oatmeal



The small bulging pouches that sometimes develop along the intestinal linings are called:

a)diverticulosis

b)diverticulitis

c)diverticula

d)diabetes - Correct Answers C) Diverticula

which are a product of diverticulosis