CUMULATIVE NUTRITION FINAL EXAMINATION 2025–2026 (UPDATED EDITION) Fully Updated, Comprehensive Review Questions + Verified Correct Answers & Detailed Explanations | Complete Nutrition Exam Study Guide

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CUMULATIVE NUTRITION FINAL
EXAMINATION 2025–2026 | FULLY UPDATED,
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW QUESTIONS +
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS


What is the number one reason most people
choose to eat certain foods?
- ANSWER-Taste


What are functional foods?
- ANSWER-Foods that provide health benefits
beyond their nutrient contributions


True/False: Our bodies can derive all the
energy, structural materials and regulating
agents we need from the foods we eat.
- ANSWER-True

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What are the SIX classes of nutrients?
- ANSWER-1. Water
2. Carbohydrates
3. Lipids
4. Proteins
5. Vitamins
6. Minerals


Which is the simplest of the nutrients?
- ANSWER-Minerals


Which of the six classes of nutrients are
inorganic?
- ANSWER-Water and minerals


Which of the six classes of nutrients are
organic?

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- ANSWER-Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and
vitamins


True/False: The body can make all of the
nutrients that it needs.
- ANSWER-False: the body does not make
enough of some of the nutrients it needs so the
rest must be supplied by the diet.


What are essential nutrients?
- ANSWER-Nutrients that must be supplied by
the diet.


What nutrients can yield energy?
- ANSWER-Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins

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How much energy do carbohydrates yield?
Lipids? Proteins?
- ANSWER-Carbohydrates: 4 k-cal/gram
Lipids: 9 k-cal/gram
Protein: 4 k-cal/gram


What are macronutrients?
- ANSWER-Nutrients that the body requires in
large amounts.


Which of the nutrients are considered to be
macronutrients?
- ANSWER-Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.


What are micronutrients?
- ANSWER-Nutrients that the body requires in
small amounts.