HUN1201 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
1. Which Nutrient is an organic compound?
a. iron
b. salt
c. calcium
d. water
e. vitamin C - CORRECT ANSWER Vitamin C
2. Which nutrient is an example of a macronutrient?
a. Water-soluble vitamins
b. Proteins
c. Minerals
d. Fat-soluble vitamins
e. water - CORRECT ANSWER B. proteins
3. A weight reduction regimen calls for a daily intake of 1400 kcalories, which includes 30g of
fat. Approximately what percentage of the total energy is contributed by fat?
a. 25.5%
b. 32.0%
c. 8.5%
d. 19.0%
e. 15.0% - CORRECT ANSWER d. 19%
4. The Dietary Reference Intake may be used to______.
a. Plan and evaluate diets for healthy people
b. Treat people with diet related disorders
,c. Assess adequacy of only vitamins and minerals
d. Assess adequacy of all required minerals
e. diagnose diet related disorders - CORRECT ANSWER a. Plan and evaluate diets for
healthy people
5. What is the AMDR for carbohydrate?
a. 30-40%
b. 45-65%
c. 70-80%
d. 15-25%
e. 5-10% - CORRECT ANSWER b. 45-65%
6. In the scientific method, a tentative solution to a problem is called a _____.
a. Hypothesis
b. prediction
c. deduction
d. correlation
e. theory - CORRECT ANSWER a. hypothesis
7. The RDA`s (recommended dietary allowances) for nutrients are generally____.
a. Designed to meet the needs of almost all healthy people
b. Reflective of current dietary preferences
c. More than twice as high as anyone needs
d. Designed to prevent deficiency diseases in half the population
e. The minimum amounts that average people need - CORRECT ANSWER a. Designed to
meet the needs of almost all healthy people
8. The term organic, as related to compounds, would be best defined as _____.
,a. Foods having superior nutrient qualities
b. Products grown without use of pesticides
c. Products sold at health food stores
d. Substances with carbon-carbon or carbon-hydrogen bonds
e. Substances that contain water - CORRECT ANSWER d. Substances with carbon-carbon
or carbon-hydrogen bonds
9. Gram for gram, which class of nutrients provides the most energy?
a. Alcohols
b. Fats
c. carbohydrates
d. proteins
e. vitamins and minerals - CORRECT ANSWER b. fats
10. The amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of about 98% of a population is known as the
a. Tolerable Upper Intake Level
b. Necessary and sufficient intake
c. Recommended dietary allowance
d. Adequate intake
e. Daily recommended value - CORRECT ANSWER e. Daily recommended value
11. Which nutrient source yields more than 4 kcalories per gram?
a. Plant fats
b. Plant proteins
c. Plant carbohydrates
d. Animal proteins
e. Animal carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER a. plant fats
, 12. How does a double-blind experiment work?
a. Both subject groups take turns getting each treatment
b. Neither group of subjects knows whether they are in the control or experimental group, but the
researchers do know
c. Neither the subjects nor the persons having contact with the subjects know the true purpose of
the experiment
d. Both subject groups know whether they are in the control or experimental group, but the
researchers do not know
e. Neither subjects nor researchers know which subjects are in the control or experimental groups
- CORRECT ANSWER e. Neither subjects nor researchers know which subjects are in the
control or experimental groups
13. Which statement is true of nutrient intakes?
a. Higher intakes are always safer than lower intakes
b. Intakes above the RDA are required to be safe
c. Intakes above the UL put an individual at risk of toxicity
d. Intakes below the EAR decrease risk of deficiency
e. A typical intake falling between the RDA and the EAR is almost always adequate - CORRECT
ANSWER c. Intakes above the UL put an individual at risk of toxicity
14. What does the Tolerable Upper Intake level of a nutrient represent?
a. The amount that can be absorbed from a typical diet
b. A number calculated by taking twice the RDA or three times the AI
c. The maximum amount from all sources that appears safe for most healthy people
d. The maximum amount allowed for fortifying a food
e. The maximum allowable amount available in supplement form - CORRECT
ANSWER c. The maximum amount from all sources that appears safe for most healthy
people
15. Which food items are consumed in the diet of a lactovegetarian?
a. Eggs and plant foods only
and CORRECT Answers
1. Which Nutrient is an organic compound?
a. iron
b. salt
c. calcium
d. water
e. vitamin C - CORRECT ANSWER Vitamin C
2. Which nutrient is an example of a macronutrient?
a. Water-soluble vitamins
b. Proteins
c. Minerals
d. Fat-soluble vitamins
e. water - CORRECT ANSWER B. proteins
3. A weight reduction regimen calls for a daily intake of 1400 kcalories, which includes 30g of
fat. Approximately what percentage of the total energy is contributed by fat?
a. 25.5%
b. 32.0%
c. 8.5%
d. 19.0%
e. 15.0% - CORRECT ANSWER d. 19%
4. The Dietary Reference Intake may be used to______.
a. Plan and evaluate diets for healthy people
b. Treat people with diet related disorders
,c. Assess adequacy of only vitamins and minerals
d. Assess adequacy of all required minerals
e. diagnose diet related disorders - CORRECT ANSWER a. Plan and evaluate diets for
healthy people
5. What is the AMDR for carbohydrate?
a. 30-40%
b. 45-65%
c. 70-80%
d. 15-25%
e. 5-10% - CORRECT ANSWER b. 45-65%
6. In the scientific method, a tentative solution to a problem is called a _____.
a. Hypothesis
b. prediction
c. deduction
d. correlation
e. theory - CORRECT ANSWER a. hypothesis
7. The RDA`s (recommended dietary allowances) for nutrients are generally____.
a. Designed to meet the needs of almost all healthy people
b. Reflective of current dietary preferences
c. More than twice as high as anyone needs
d. Designed to prevent deficiency diseases in half the population
e. The minimum amounts that average people need - CORRECT ANSWER a. Designed to
meet the needs of almost all healthy people
8. The term organic, as related to compounds, would be best defined as _____.
,a. Foods having superior nutrient qualities
b. Products grown without use of pesticides
c. Products sold at health food stores
d. Substances with carbon-carbon or carbon-hydrogen bonds
e. Substances that contain water - CORRECT ANSWER d. Substances with carbon-carbon
or carbon-hydrogen bonds
9. Gram for gram, which class of nutrients provides the most energy?
a. Alcohols
b. Fats
c. carbohydrates
d. proteins
e. vitamins and minerals - CORRECT ANSWER b. fats
10. The amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of about 98% of a population is known as the
a. Tolerable Upper Intake Level
b. Necessary and sufficient intake
c. Recommended dietary allowance
d. Adequate intake
e. Daily recommended value - CORRECT ANSWER e. Daily recommended value
11. Which nutrient source yields more than 4 kcalories per gram?
a. Plant fats
b. Plant proteins
c. Plant carbohydrates
d. Animal proteins
e. Animal carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER a. plant fats
, 12. How does a double-blind experiment work?
a. Both subject groups take turns getting each treatment
b. Neither group of subjects knows whether they are in the control or experimental group, but the
researchers do know
c. Neither the subjects nor the persons having contact with the subjects know the true purpose of
the experiment
d. Both subject groups know whether they are in the control or experimental group, but the
researchers do not know
e. Neither subjects nor researchers know which subjects are in the control or experimental groups
- CORRECT ANSWER e. Neither subjects nor researchers know which subjects are in the
control or experimental groups
13. Which statement is true of nutrient intakes?
a. Higher intakes are always safer than lower intakes
b. Intakes above the RDA are required to be safe
c. Intakes above the UL put an individual at risk of toxicity
d. Intakes below the EAR decrease risk of deficiency
e. A typical intake falling between the RDA and the EAR is almost always adequate - CORRECT
ANSWER c. Intakes above the UL put an individual at risk of toxicity
14. What does the Tolerable Upper Intake level of a nutrient represent?
a. The amount that can be absorbed from a typical diet
b. A number calculated by taking twice the RDA or three times the AI
c. The maximum amount from all sources that appears safe for most healthy people
d. The maximum amount allowed for fortifying a food
e. The maximum allowable amount available in supplement form - CORRECT
ANSWER c. The maximum amount from all sources that appears safe for most healthy
people
15. Which food items are consumed in the diet of a lactovegetarian?
a. Eggs and plant foods only
