WGU NUTRITION D440 EXAM 2026 FINAL
PAPER FEATURING CORRECT RESPONSE
KEY
⫸ Health vs Wellness. Answer: Health - complete well being
Wellness - full potential development
⫸ Essential Nutrients. Answer: carbs, protein, fats, minerals, vitamins
and water
⫸ Nonessential Nutrients. Answer: amino acids and cholesterol
⫸ What creates the info on food labels?. Answer: RDA and RDI
⫸ Percentage of calories burned by the thermal effect of food and
exercise?. Answer: TEF - 10 %
Physical Activity - 15%-30%
⫸ convert kilocalories (kcal) into kilojoules (kJ). Answer: multiply the
number of kilocalories by 4.184
⫸ Whole grain vs refined whole grain. Answer: refined only has 1 or 2
layers; whole has all 3 layers
, ⫸ Dextrin. Answer: group of carbohydrates broken down in the mouth
because of amylase saliva
⫸ Ptyalin. Answer: aka salivary amylase
⫸ Cellulose. Answer: nondigestable dissacharide that adds bulk to the
diet
⫸ saturated fats are usually.... Answer: animal products
⫸ Omega is determined by. Answer: where the first double bond is
⫸ Hydrogenation. Answer: moving the double bond to a different side
to make it more shelf stable and creating trans fats
⫸ Phospholipids are triglyceride derivatives in which a phosphate group
replaces one fatty acid... Which makes it.... Answer: partially
hydrophobic and hydrophilic aka amphipathic
⫸ major phospholipid produced by the liver, key building block of the
lipid bilayer - eggs and liver. Answer: Lecithin
PAPER FEATURING CORRECT RESPONSE
KEY
⫸ Health vs Wellness. Answer: Health - complete well being
Wellness - full potential development
⫸ Essential Nutrients. Answer: carbs, protein, fats, minerals, vitamins
and water
⫸ Nonessential Nutrients. Answer: amino acids and cholesterol
⫸ What creates the info on food labels?. Answer: RDA and RDI
⫸ Percentage of calories burned by the thermal effect of food and
exercise?. Answer: TEF - 10 %
Physical Activity - 15%-30%
⫸ convert kilocalories (kcal) into kilojoules (kJ). Answer: multiply the
number of kilocalories by 4.184
⫸ Whole grain vs refined whole grain. Answer: refined only has 1 or 2
layers; whole has all 3 layers
, ⫸ Dextrin. Answer: group of carbohydrates broken down in the mouth
because of amylase saliva
⫸ Ptyalin. Answer: aka salivary amylase
⫸ Cellulose. Answer: nondigestable dissacharide that adds bulk to the
diet
⫸ saturated fats are usually.... Answer: animal products
⫸ Omega is determined by. Answer: where the first double bond is
⫸ Hydrogenation. Answer: moving the double bond to a different side
to make it more shelf stable and creating trans fats
⫸ Phospholipids are triglyceride derivatives in which a phosphate group
replaces one fatty acid... Which makes it.... Answer: partially
hydrophobic and hydrophilic aka amphipathic
⫸ major phospholipid produced by the liver, key building block of the
lipid bilayer - eggs and liver. Answer: Lecithin
