ISSA NUTRITION EVALUATION EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔Tendons and ligaments are made of
A. Fascial tissue.
B. Loose connective tissue.
C. Dense connective tissue.
D. Specialized connective tissue. - ✔✔C. Dense connective tissue.
✔✔The three types of muscle found in the human body are: cardiac muscle, skeletal
muscle, and
A. Smooth muscle.
B. Striated muscle.
C. Respiratory muscle.
D. Endothelial muscle. - ✔✔A. Smooth Muscle
✔✔How many organ systems are in the human body?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 11
D. 15 - ✔✔C. 11
✔✔Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to produce, release, and
regulate hormones?
A. Lymphatic system
B. Endocrine system
C. Respiratory system
D. Integumentary system - ✔✔B. Endocrine System
✔✔Which of the following is a pulpy, acidic fluid passing from the stomach to the small
intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partially digested food?
A. Bile
B. Chyme
C. Gastrin
D. Pyloric acid - ✔✔B. Chyme
✔✔Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon, and
somatostatin are referred to as the
A. Hepatic portal.
B. Endocrine islets.
C. Pancreatic portal.
D. Islets of Langerhans. - ✔✔D. Islets of Langerhans
✔✔The small intestine is divided into three sections, in the following order:
,A. Rectum, colon, and anus.
B. Colon, rectum, and anus.
C. Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
D. Ileum, jejunum, and duodenum. - ✔✔C. Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
✔✔The process of converting ingested nutrients into energy within the body is known as
A. Digestion.
B. Metabolism.
C. Thermic effect.
D. Nutrient conversion. - ✔✔B. Metabolism
✔✔A calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of
water by
A. 1° Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.
B. 2° Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.
C. 10° Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.
D. 15° Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. - ✔✔A. 1° Celsius at a pressure of 1
atmosphere.
✔✔What is the caloric (kcal) yield of nutritional fat?
A. 3.27 kcal
B. 4 kcal
C. 7 kcal
D. 9 kcal - ✔✔D. 9 kcal
✔✔Which method of measuring energy expenditure measures oxygen consumed, and
carbon dioxide produced?
A. Direct calorimetry
B. Indirect calorimetry
C. Thermic calorimetry
D. Respiratory calorimetry - ✔✔B. Indirect calorimetry
✔✔Which of the following is widely used to predict an individual's resting metabolic rate
(RMR)?
A. VO2 max testing
B. The Fusco analysis
C. Harris-Benedict Formula
D. Ventilatory threshold testing - ✔✔C. Harris-Benedict Formula
✔✔Which of the following is a principle stating energy cannot be created or destroyed,
but only changed from one form to another?
A. Prilepin's Law
B. Noether's Theorem
C. The Law of Thermodynamics
, D. The Law of Conservation of Energy - ✔✔D. The Law of Conservation of Energy
✔✔Within the ATP-ADP cycle, what is the process of adding a phosphate is called?
A. Hydrolysis
B. Phosphorylizing
C. Rephosphorylation
D. Hydrophosphorylization - ✔✔C. Rephosphorylation
✔✔Which of the following is an enzyme catalyzing the breakdown of ATP to ADP?
A. ATPase
B. ADPase
C. Phosphorylase
D. Polymerase - ✔✔A. ATPase
✔✔The phosphagen system provides an instant source of energy, for up to
A. 10 seconds.
B. 15 seconds.
C. 30 seconds.
D. 60 seconds. - ✔✔C. 30 seconds.
✔✔Which of the following fuel sources is the most effective at producing ATP?
A. Lactate
B. Glucose
C. Ketones
D. Fatty acids - ✔✔D. Fatty Acids
✔✔Fructose produces a slower rise in blood sugar after consumption because
A. It must be converted to glucose first.
B. The liver must secret an enzyme to digest it.
C. It changes the pH of the blood.
D. The body digests it so quickly. - ✔✔A. It must be converted to glucose first.
✔✔Which of the following have glycemic index scores?
A. Water
B. Fats
C. Proteins
D. Carbohydrates - ✔✔D. Carbohydrates
✔✔Which of the following is digested quickly in the body?
A. Collagen
B. Protein
C. Monosaccharide
D. Unsaturated fat - ✔✔C. Monosaccharide
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔Tendons and ligaments are made of
A. Fascial tissue.
B. Loose connective tissue.
C. Dense connective tissue.
D. Specialized connective tissue. - ✔✔C. Dense connective tissue.
✔✔The three types of muscle found in the human body are: cardiac muscle, skeletal
muscle, and
A. Smooth muscle.
B. Striated muscle.
C. Respiratory muscle.
D. Endothelial muscle. - ✔✔A. Smooth Muscle
✔✔How many organ systems are in the human body?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 11
D. 15 - ✔✔C. 11
✔✔Which organ system works closely with the nervous system to produce, release, and
regulate hormones?
A. Lymphatic system
B. Endocrine system
C. Respiratory system
D. Integumentary system - ✔✔B. Endocrine System
✔✔Which of the following is a pulpy, acidic fluid passing from the stomach to the small
intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partially digested food?
A. Bile
B. Chyme
C. Gastrin
D. Pyloric acid - ✔✔B. Chyme
✔✔Specialized cells on the pancreas, which secrete insulin, glucagon, and
somatostatin are referred to as the
A. Hepatic portal.
B. Endocrine islets.
C. Pancreatic portal.
D. Islets of Langerhans. - ✔✔D. Islets of Langerhans
✔✔The small intestine is divided into three sections, in the following order:
,A. Rectum, colon, and anus.
B. Colon, rectum, and anus.
C. Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
D. Ileum, jejunum, and duodenum. - ✔✔C. Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
✔✔The process of converting ingested nutrients into energy within the body is known as
A. Digestion.
B. Metabolism.
C. Thermic effect.
D. Nutrient conversion. - ✔✔B. Metabolism
✔✔A calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of
water by
A. 1° Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.
B. 2° Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.
C. 10° Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.
D. 15° Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. - ✔✔A. 1° Celsius at a pressure of 1
atmosphere.
✔✔What is the caloric (kcal) yield of nutritional fat?
A. 3.27 kcal
B. 4 kcal
C. 7 kcal
D. 9 kcal - ✔✔D. 9 kcal
✔✔Which method of measuring energy expenditure measures oxygen consumed, and
carbon dioxide produced?
A. Direct calorimetry
B. Indirect calorimetry
C. Thermic calorimetry
D. Respiratory calorimetry - ✔✔B. Indirect calorimetry
✔✔Which of the following is widely used to predict an individual's resting metabolic rate
(RMR)?
A. VO2 max testing
B. The Fusco analysis
C. Harris-Benedict Formula
D. Ventilatory threshold testing - ✔✔C. Harris-Benedict Formula
✔✔Which of the following is a principle stating energy cannot be created or destroyed,
but only changed from one form to another?
A. Prilepin's Law
B. Noether's Theorem
C. The Law of Thermodynamics
, D. The Law of Conservation of Energy - ✔✔D. The Law of Conservation of Energy
✔✔Within the ATP-ADP cycle, what is the process of adding a phosphate is called?
A. Hydrolysis
B. Phosphorylizing
C. Rephosphorylation
D. Hydrophosphorylization - ✔✔C. Rephosphorylation
✔✔Which of the following is an enzyme catalyzing the breakdown of ATP to ADP?
A. ATPase
B. ADPase
C. Phosphorylase
D. Polymerase - ✔✔A. ATPase
✔✔The phosphagen system provides an instant source of energy, for up to
A. 10 seconds.
B. 15 seconds.
C. 30 seconds.
D. 60 seconds. - ✔✔C. 30 seconds.
✔✔Which of the following fuel sources is the most effective at producing ATP?
A. Lactate
B. Glucose
C. Ketones
D. Fatty acids - ✔✔D. Fatty Acids
✔✔Fructose produces a slower rise in blood sugar after consumption because
A. It must be converted to glucose first.
B. The liver must secret an enzyme to digest it.
C. It changes the pH of the blood.
D. The body digests it so quickly. - ✔✔A. It must be converted to glucose first.
✔✔Which of the following have glycemic index scores?
A. Water
B. Fats
C. Proteins
D. Carbohydrates - ✔✔D. Carbohydrates
✔✔Which of the following is digested quickly in the body?
A. Collagen
B. Protein
C. Monosaccharide
D. Unsaturated fat - ✔✔C. Monosaccharide
