NSC Chapter 4,5,6 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
What is NOT one of the beneficial characteristics of a vegetarian diet? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔It provides more saturated fat.
Which of the following food categories contributes to an abundance of high-
quality protein? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Milk and meat
Who would benefit most from eating a variety of protein foods so that
amino acids that are low in some foods will be supplied by the others? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔a vegan
,An athlete consumes large amounts of meat in an effort to build extra
muscle tissue. Identify the correct statement about the effect of excess
consumption of meat - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The body utilizes excess amino
acids as fuel or stores them as fat.
The best way to ensure adequate absorption of dietary iron when
consuming soy products is to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. include vitamin C-rich
foods because they enhance the absorption of iron
Which amino acids cannot be synthesized in amounts sufficient to meet
physiological needs? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔essential amino acids
What contains enzymes that split peptide strands into tripeptides,
dipeptides, and amino acids? It is also where amino acids are absorbed. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔small intestine
Which of the following helps protect the stomach lining from the action of
strong hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A coat
of mucus
Under normal circumstances, healthy adults are in __________. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔nitrogen equilibrium
, When amino acids are degraded for energy, their amine groups are
stripped off and incorporated by the liver into _____ and sent to the kidneys
for excretion. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔urea
Digestion of food proteins in the stomach is carried out by the enzyme
pepsin, which is activated in the presence of __________. This enzyme
reaction attacks food protein's __________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔gastric acid;
peptide bonds
An adolescent girl has decided to adhere to a vegan diet. Her lunch
consists of a tossed green salad that contains celery, tomatoes,
cucumbers, and onions; whole-wheat crackers; and apple juice. What
comment would you make about her complementary protein choices? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔She should add garbanzo beans to her salad to obtain the
protein combination she requires.
Proteins can be denatured by all of the following EXCEPT __________. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔freezing
What is an important function of the amino acid tyrosine? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔It is used to make the brown pigment melanin.
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Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
What is NOT one of the beneficial characteristics of a vegetarian diet? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔It provides more saturated fat.
Which of the following food categories contributes to an abundance of high-
quality protein? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Milk and meat
Who would benefit most from eating a variety of protein foods so that
amino acids that are low in some foods will be supplied by the others? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔a vegan
,An athlete consumes large amounts of meat in an effort to build extra
muscle tissue. Identify the correct statement about the effect of excess
consumption of meat - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The body utilizes excess amino
acids as fuel or stores them as fat.
The best way to ensure adequate absorption of dietary iron when
consuming soy products is to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. include vitamin C-rich
foods because they enhance the absorption of iron
Which amino acids cannot be synthesized in amounts sufficient to meet
physiological needs? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔essential amino acids
What contains enzymes that split peptide strands into tripeptides,
dipeptides, and amino acids? It is also where amino acids are absorbed. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔small intestine
Which of the following helps protect the stomach lining from the action of
strong hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A coat
of mucus
Under normal circumstances, healthy adults are in __________. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔nitrogen equilibrium
, When amino acids are degraded for energy, their amine groups are
stripped off and incorporated by the liver into _____ and sent to the kidneys
for excretion. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔urea
Digestion of food proteins in the stomach is carried out by the enzyme
pepsin, which is activated in the presence of __________. This enzyme
reaction attacks food protein's __________. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔gastric acid;
peptide bonds
An adolescent girl has decided to adhere to a vegan diet. Her lunch
consists of a tossed green salad that contains celery, tomatoes,
cucumbers, and onions; whole-wheat crackers; and apple juice. What
comment would you make about her complementary protein choices? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔She should add garbanzo beans to her salad to obtain the
protein combination she requires.
Proteins can be denatured by all of the following EXCEPT __________. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔freezing
What is an important function of the amino acid tyrosine? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔It is used to make the brown pigment melanin.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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