NSD 225 QUIZ 1 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
The science of nutrition is best described as what? - Correct Answers -an
interdisciplinary subject
Knowledge of how food preferences develop and change is obtained by which type of
studies? - Correct Answers -behavioral and social science
What does nutrition encompass? - Correct Answers -biological processes impacted by
food, the effects of diet on health, and food choices
An essential nutrient is defined as one that ________. - Correct Answers -must be
obtained through the diet
What do the energy nutrients include? - Correct Answers -carbohydrates, fats, and
proteins
What are the recommendations for daily levels of nutrient intake for healthy persons
called? - Correct Answers -Recommended Dietary Allowances
What are the chemical changes that take place within and outside of cells collectively
referred to as? - Correct Answers -metabolism
Nutrition is a "melting pot" science. Which sciences propose and explain diet and
disease relationships? - Correct Answers -biological, chemical, physical, food sciences
A _____ carbon footprint from food production _____ food security. - Correct Answers -
low; increases
In approximately what percentage of U.S. households does food insecurity exist? -
Correct Answers -12%
What does a diet deficient in vitamin A eventually lead to? - Correct Answers -loss of
vision
What is the body unable to store an excess of for very long? - Correct Answers -amino
acids
SOLUTIONS
The science of nutrition is best described as what? - Correct Answers -an
interdisciplinary subject
Knowledge of how food preferences develop and change is obtained by which type of
studies? - Correct Answers -behavioral and social science
What does nutrition encompass? - Correct Answers -biological processes impacted by
food, the effects of diet on health, and food choices
An essential nutrient is defined as one that ________. - Correct Answers -must be
obtained through the diet
What do the energy nutrients include? - Correct Answers -carbohydrates, fats, and
proteins
What are the recommendations for daily levels of nutrient intake for healthy persons
called? - Correct Answers -Recommended Dietary Allowances
What are the chemical changes that take place within and outside of cells collectively
referred to as? - Correct Answers -metabolism
Nutrition is a "melting pot" science. Which sciences propose and explain diet and
disease relationships? - Correct Answers -biological, chemical, physical, food sciences
A _____ carbon footprint from food production _____ food security. - Correct Answers -
low; increases
In approximately what percentage of U.S. households does food insecurity exist? -
Correct Answers -12%
What does a diet deficient in vitamin A eventually lead to? - Correct Answers -loss of
vision
What is the body unable to store an excess of for very long? - Correct Answers -amino
acids
