NBDHE Review Questions –
Nutrition Exam Answers 100% Pass
___: substances obtained from food + used by body to promote growth,
maintenance, or repair - ANSWER-Nutrients
What are the 6 classes of nutrients? - ANSWER-Carbs
Lipids
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
What is the only nutrient that will start digesting in the mouth? - ANSWER-Carbs
Carbs yield ___kCal/g - ANSWER-4
What are the 3 monosaccharides? - ANSWER-Glucose
Fructose
Galactose
What are 2 other names for glucose? - ANSWER-Dextrose
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,Blood sugar
Which monosaccharide is the main fuel for brain + is needed for WBCs + RBCs? -
ANSWER-Glucose
What is the most abundant carb found in nature? - ANSWER-Glucose
T or F: fruits get starchier with time; vegetables get sweeter with time - ANSWER-
F; opposite is true
What are 2 other names for fructose? - ANSWER-Levulose
Fruit sugar
Which monosaccharide is sweetest? - ANSWER-Fructose
What are the 3 disaccharides? - ANSWER-Sucrose
Lactose
Maltose
What is another name for sucrose? - ANSWER-Table sugar
Which disaccharide furnishes 16% of caloric intake in the average Western diet? -
ANSWER-Sucrose
Which 2 monosaccharides is sucrose made up of? - ANSWER-Glucose + fructose
What is another name for lactose? - ANSWER-Milk sugar
Which 2 monosaccharides is lactose made up of? - ANSWER-Glucose + galactose
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, What is another name for maltose? - ANSWER-Plant sugar
Which 2 monosaccharides is maltose made up of? - ANSWER-Glucose + glucose
Which disaccharide is a by-product from the breakdown of polysaccharides? -
ANSWER-Maltose
Polysaccharides are composed of more than ___ sugar units (amylose +
amylopectin) - ANSWER-10
3 types of polysaccharides? - ANSWER-Starch
Glycogen
Fiber
Which polysaccharide is the plant storage form of glucose? - ANSWER-Starch
Which polysaccharide is the most nutritionally important carb? - ANSWER-Starch
T or F: starch stores energy, is digestible, + breaks down at a slow rate -
ANSWER-T
Which polysaccharide provides 12-24 hours of stored energy? - ANSWER-
Glycogen
What term describes a carb storage form of energy in animals/humans? -
ANSWER-Glycogenesis
Glycogen stored in the ___ regulates blood sugar for the brain - ANSWER-Liver
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Nutrition Exam Answers 100% Pass
___: substances obtained from food + used by body to promote growth,
maintenance, or repair - ANSWER-Nutrients
What are the 6 classes of nutrients? - ANSWER-Carbs
Lipids
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
What is the only nutrient that will start digesting in the mouth? - ANSWER-Carbs
Carbs yield ___kCal/g - ANSWER-4
What are the 3 monosaccharides? - ANSWER-Glucose
Fructose
Galactose
What are 2 other names for glucose? - ANSWER-Dextrose
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,Blood sugar
Which monosaccharide is the main fuel for brain + is needed for WBCs + RBCs? -
ANSWER-Glucose
What is the most abundant carb found in nature? - ANSWER-Glucose
T or F: fruits get starchier with time; vegetables get sweeter with time - ANSWER-
F; opposite is true
What are 2 other names for fructose? - ANSWER-Levulose
Fruit sugar
Which monosaccharide is sweetest? - ANSWER-Fructose
What are the 3 disaccharides? - ANSWER-Sucrose
Lactose
Maltose
What is another name for sucrose? - ANSWER-Table sugar
Which disaccharide furnishes 16% of caloric intake in the average Western diet? -
ANSWER-Sucrose
Which 2 monosaccharides is sucrose made up of? - ANSWER-Glucose + fructose
What is another name for lactose? - ANSWER-Milk sugar
Which 2 monosaccharides is lactose made up of? - ANSWER-Glucose + galactose
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, What is another name for maltose? - ANSWER-Plant sugar
Which 2 monosaccharides is maltose made up of? - ANSWER-Glucose + glucose
Which disaccharide is a by-product from the breakdown of polysaccharides? -
ANSWER-Maltose
Polysaccharides are composed of more than ___ sugar units (amylose +
amylopectin) - ANSWER-10
3 types of polysaccharides? - ANSWER-Starch
Glycogen
Fiber
Which polysaccharide is the plant storage form of glucose? - ANSWER-Starch
Which polysaccharide is the most nutritionally important carb? - ANSWER-Starch
T or F: starch stores energy, is digestible, + breaks down at a slow rate -
ANSWER-T
Which polysaccharide provides 12-24 hours of stored energy? - ANSWER-
Glycogen
What term describes a carb storage form of energy in animals/humans? -
ANSWER-Glycogenesis
Glycogen stored in the ___ regulates blood sugar for the brain - ANSWER-Liver
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