BIO319 midterm Exam (NEW 2025/ 2026
Update) Applied Nutrition Questions &
Answers [Grade A] 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions) - GCU
Dietary fiber is found in good amounts in all of the following foods EXCEPT:
a. apples
b. chicken breasts
c. beans
d. carrots - correct answer b. chicken breast
The gallbladder stores and concentrates _____.
a. urine
b. gastric acid
c. insulin
d. bile - correct answer d. bile
Which of the following kinds of nutrients does the lymphatic system carry to the
bloodstream?
a. carbohydrates
b. water and water soluble vitamins
, BIO319 midterm Exam (NEW 2025/ 2026
Update) Applied Nutrition Questions &
Answers [Grade A] 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions) - GCU
c. proteins
d. large fats and fat soluble vitamins - correct answer d. large fats and fat soluble
vitamins
Storage forms of glucose in living things include which of the following?
a. maltose and sucrose
b. phytates and viscous fibers
c. fibers and disaccharides
d. glycogen and starch - correct answer d. glycogen and starch
Which statement accurately describes type 2 diabetes?
a. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 65-75 percent of all diabetes cases
b. Early on in the disease, the pancreas stops secreting insulin.
c. The primary defect is insulin resistance.
d. The adipose cells remove too much glucose from the blood. - correct answer c. the
primary defect is insulin resistance
Fructose and galactose are mostly metabolized in which of the following organs?
, BIO319 midterm Exam (NEW 2025/ 2026
Update) Applied Nutrition Questions &
Answers [Grade A] 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions) - GCU
a. liver
b. gallbladder
c. small intestine
d. stomach - correct answer a. liver
Gastrointestinal (GI) bacteria in the body _____
a. Work better in an acidic environment
b. Have no relationship to an individual's health status
c. Consist of a few species and subspecies
d. Produce small amounts of several vitamins. - correct answer d. produce small
amounts of several vitamins
How is glycogen typically stored in the body?
a. Half in the liver and half in the muscle cells
b. Three fourths in muscle tissue and one fourth in brain tissue
c. One fourth in the liver and three fourths in the muscle cells
Update) Applied Nutrition Questions &
Answers [Grade A] 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions) - GCU
Dietary fiber is found in good amounts in all of the following foods EXCEPT:
a. apples
b. chicken breasts
c. beans
d. carrots - correct answer b. chicken breast
The gallbladder stores and concentrates _____.
a. urine
b. gastric acid
c. insulin
d. bile - correct answer d. bile
Which of the following kinds of nutrients does the lymphatic system carry to the
bloodstream?
a. carbohydrates
b. water and water soluble vitamins
, BIO319 midterm Exam (NEW 2025/ 2026
Update) Applied Nutrition Questions &
Answers [Grade A] 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions) - GCU
c. proteins
d. large fats and fat soluble vitamins - correct answer d. large fats and fat soluble
vitamins
Storage forms of glucose in living things include which of the following?
a. maltose and sucrose
b. phytates and viscous fibers
c. fibers and disaccharides
d. glycogen and starch - correct answer d. glycogen and starch
Which statement accurately describes type 2 diabetes?
a. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 65-75 percent of all diabetes cases
b. Early on in the disease, the pancreas stops secreting insulin.
c. The primary defect is insulin resistance.
d. The adipose cells remove too much glucose from the blood. - correct answer c. the
primary defect is insulin resistance
Fructose and galactose are mostly metabolized in which of the following organs?
, BIO319 midterm Exam (NEW 2025/ 2026
Update) Applied Nutrition Questions &
Answers [Grade A] 100% Correct (Verified
Solutions) - GCU
a. liver
b. gallbladder
c. small intestine
d. stomach - correct answer a. liver
Gastrointestinal (GI) bacteria in the body _____
a. Work better in an acidic environment
b. Have no relationship to an individual's health status
c. Consist of a few species and subspecies
d. Produce small amounts of several vitamins. - correct answer d. produce small
amounts of several vitamins
How is glycogen typically stored in the body?
a. Half in the liver and half in the muscle cells
b. Three fourths in muscle tissue and one fourth in brain tissue
c. One fourth in the liver and three fourths in the muscle cells
