HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BIOLOGY 127 LECTURE
EXAMINATION #2 PRACTICE EXAM
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the one most correct answer and blacken the corresponding space on the
answer sheet. Use a number two pencil. To change an answer, erase completely
and blacken a new space.
1. Digestive organ that produces bile:
A. liver B. gall bladder
C. pancreas D. stomach
2. Digestive organ that stores bile:
A. liver B. gall bladder
C. pancreas D. stomach
3. Most important function of carbohydrate in the human body:
A. build muscle B. short term energy storage
C. insulation D. long term energy storage
4. Most important function of lipid in the human body:
A. build muscle B. short term energy storage
C. insulation D. long term energy storage
5. Ingestion of which nutrient would result in the largest, fastest, rise in blood glucose?
A. protein B. low glycemic carbohydrate C. lipid D. high glycemic index
carbohydrate
6. Which of the following is not a micronutrient?
A. vitamin B. mineral
C. electrolyte D. water
7. Insulin is:
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, A. a hormone B. released by the pancreas
C. a protein D. all of the above
8. The duodenum is an important component of the:
A. esophagus B. stomach C. small intestine D.
large intestine
9. The cecum is an important component of the:
A. esophagus B. stomach
C. small intestine D. large intestine
10. Contains C, H, N, and O:
A. carbohydrate B. lipid
C. protein D. all of the above
11. The RDA of __________ for the inactive individual is 0.8 g/kg body wt. /day.
A. carbohydrate B. lipid C. protein D. all of
the above
12. Athlete most at risk for inadequate intake of vitamins:
A. gymnast B. sprinter
C. triathlete D. weight lifter
13. Micronutrient attached to hemoglobin inside a red blood cell:
A. iron B. vitamin A C. sodium D.
carbohydrate
14. An electrolyte:
A. iron B. vitamin A C. sodium D.
carbohydrate
15. Requires bile for efficient absorption:
A. carbohydrate B. lipid C. protein D. all of
the above
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EXAMINATION #2 PRACTICE EXAM
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the one most correct answer and blacken the corresponding space on the
answer sheet. Use a number two pencil. To change an answer, erase completely
and blacken a new space.
1. Digestive organ that produces bile:
A. liver B. gall bladder
C. pancreas D. stomach
2. Digestive organ that stores bile:
A. liver B. gall bladder
C. pancreas D. stomach
3. Most important function of carbohydrate in the human body:
A. build muscle B. short term energy storage
C. insulation D. long term energy storage
4. Most important function of lipid in the human body:
A. build muscle B. short term energy storage
C. insulation D. long term energy storage
5. Ingestion of which nutrient would result in the largest, fastest, rise in blood glucose?
A. protein B. low glycemic carbohydrate C. lipid D. high glycemic index
carbohydrate
6. Which of the following is not a micronutrient?
A. vitamin B. mineral
C. electrolyte D. water
7. Insulin is:
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, A. a hormone B. released by the pancreas
C. a protein D. all of the above
8. The duodenum is an important component of the:
A. esophagus B. stomach C. small intestine D.
large intestine
9. The cecum is an important component of the:
A. esophagus B. stomach
C. small intestine D. large intestine
10. Contains C, H, N, and O:
A. carbohydrate B. lipid
C. protein D. all of the above
11. The RDA of __________ for the inactive individual is 0.8 g/kg body wt. /day.
A. carbohydrate B. lipid C. protein D. all of
the above
12. Athlete most at risk for inadequate intake of vitamins:
A. gymnast B. sprinter
C. triathlete D. weight lifter
13. Micronutrient attached to hemoglobin inside a red blood cell:
A. iron B. vitamin A C. sodium D.
carbohydrate
14. An electrolyte:
A. iron B. vitamin A C. sodium D.
carbohydrate
15. Requires bile for efficient absorption:
A. carbohydrate B. lipid C. protein D. all of
the above
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