Unit 8 NSD 225 Study Guide Test Questions and Actual Answers Edition.

What is a calorie? a. a component of food similar to vitamins b. a measure of length or weight c. a measure of energy d. an ingredient added to foods to prolong shelf life e. a component of food easily removed to help with weight loss - Answer c What is an instrument that is used to measure the caloric value of foods called? a. an inversion chamber b. a heat capacitor c. a kilojoule d. a bomb calorimeter e. an immersion chamber - Answer d What is basal metabolism? a. energy needed for muscular work b. energy use related to food ingestion c. energy required to keep the brain functioning continuously d. the amount of energy needed to raise 1 kg of water from 15 degrees Celsius to 16 degrees Celsius e. energy required to maintain normal body functions while at rest - Answer e What is dietary thermogenesis? a. energy needed for muscular work b. energy use related to food ingestion c. energy required to keep the brain functioning continuously d. the amount of energy needed to raise 1 kg of water from 15 degrees Celsius to 16 degrees Celsius e. energy required to maintain normal body functions while at rest - Answer b