Nutrition Quiz One Review
Questions With Accurate Answers
*Be able to identify nutrition statements as either reliable or fad/quackery correct
answer
*How do fatty acids differ from each other; correct answer ANSWER: CHAIN
LENGTH, DEGREE OF SATURATION
*How many calories do one gram of alcohol provide; correct answer ANSWER: 7
CALORIES
*How many calories per gram do carbohydrate and protein provide; correct
answer ANSWER: CARBOHYDRATE 4 calories/gram, PROTEIN 4 calories/gram
*How many calories per gram lipids provide; correct answer ANSWER: 9 CALORIES
PER GRAM
*How many fatty acids do triglycerides have in their structures; correct answer
ANSWER: (THERE ARE 4) CHYLOMICRONS, VLD( VERY LOW DENSITY)
LIPOPROTEINS, LD ( LOW DENSITY) LIPOPROTEINS, HD ( HIGH DENSITY)
LIPOPROTEINS
*How many of the leading causes of death are directly related to nutrition;
correct answer ANSWER: 4
*How to manage blood glucose in diabetes optimally; correct answer ANSWER: a
diet low in glucose
, *Know examples of types of studies used in research; correct answer ANSWER:
CASE, LABORATORY, INTERVENTION, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
*Know how our body rids waste and what organ participates correct answer
ANSWER: THE ORGAN THAT GETS RID OF WASTE IS THE KIDNEYS
*Know the following-peristalsis, villi, microvilli, what a serving of an alcoholic
drink is, what organ detoxifies alcohol, what will restore sobriety for someone
who has been drinking; correct answer ANSWER: SERVING OF ALCOHOL DRINK IS
12 OZ BEER, LIVER DETOXIFIES ALCOHOL, ONLY TIME CAN RESTORE SOBRIETY
*Know the monosaccharides, disaccharides and what monosaccharides make up
the disaccharides: correct answer ANSWER: MALTOSE (GLUCOSE + GLUCOSE)
SUCROSE (GLUCOSE + FRUCTOSE)
LACTOSE (GLUCOSE + GALACTOSE)
*Know the transporters of lipids in the human body; correct answer ANSWER:
CHYLOMICRONS, VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS, LOW DENSITY
LIPOPROTEINS, HIGH DENSITY PROTEINS
*Know three hormones that help regulate blood glucose (blood sugar) levels and
what the effect is on blood glucose levels correct answer ANSWER:
INSULIN( BRINGS GLUCOSE DOWN), GLUCAGON( BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASE),
EPINEPHRINE( BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASE)
*Know what class of lipids cholesterol is a part of; correct answer ANSWER:
GLYCERIDES, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, STEROLS
Questions With Accurate Answers
*Be able to identify nutrition statements as either reliable or fad/quackery correct
answer
*How do fatty acids differ from each other; correct answer ANSWER: CHAIN
LENGTH, DEGREE OF SATURATION
*How many calories do one gram of alcohol provide; correct answer ANSWER: 7
CALORIES
*How many calories per gram do carbohydrate and protein provide; correct
answer ANSWER: CARBOHYDRATE 4 calories/gram, PROTEIN 4 calories/gram
*How many calories per gram lipids provide; correct answer ANSWER: 9 CALORIES
PER GRAM
*How many fatty acids do triglycerides have in their structures; correct answer
ANSWER: (THERE ARE 4) CHYLOMICRONS, VLD( VERY LOW DENSITY)
LIPOPROTEINS, LD ( LOW DENSITY) LIPOPROTEINS, HD ( HIGH DENSITY)
LIPOPROTEINS
*How many of the leading causes of death are directly related to nutrition;
correct answer ANSWER: 4
*How to manage blood glucose in diabetes optimally; correct answer ANSWER: a
diet low in glucose
, *Know examples of types of studies used in research; correct answer ANSWER:
CASE, LABORATORY, INTERVENTION, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
*Know how our body rids waste and what organ participates correct answer
ANSWER: THE ORGAN THAT GETS RID OF WASTE IS THE KIDNEYS
*Know the following-peristalsis, villi, microvilli, what a serving of an alcoholic
drink is, what organ detoxifies alcohol, what will restore sobriety for someone
who has been drinking; correct answer ANSWER: SERVING OF ALCOHOL DRINK IS
12 OZ BEER, LIVER DETOXIFIES ALCOHOL, ONLY TIME CAN RESTORE SOBRIETY
*Know the monosaccharides, disaccharides and what monosaccharides make up
the disaccharides: correct answer ANSWER: MALTOSE (GLUCOSE + GLUCOSE)
SUCROSE (GLUCOSE + FRUCTOSE)
LACTOSE (GLUCOSE + GALACTOSE)
*Know the transporters of lipids in the human body; correct answer ANSWER:
CHYLOMICRONS, VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS, LOW DENSITY
LIPOPROTEINS, HIGH DENSITY PROTEINS
*Know three hormones that help regulate blood glucose (blood sugar) levels and
what the effect is on blood glucose levels correct answer ANSWER:
INSULIN( BRINGS GLUCOSE DOWN), GLUCAGON( BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASE),
EPINEPHRINE( BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASE)
*Know what class of lipids cholesterol is a part of; correct answer ANSWER:
GLYCERIDES, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, STEROLS
