NTR 108 ACTUAL SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Nutrients. Answer: -Food components that are needed (used) to
maintain health
-Ex: water, carbohydrates, vitamins
⩥ Essential Nutrients. Answer: Nutrients that cannot be made by an
organism OR made in sufficient amounts
⩥ Simple Carbohydrates. Answer: Sugars found in juices, soda, table
sugar and processed foods
⩥ Total Carbs. Answer: = Total mass- protein- fat- water- ash
(whatever is left after burning)
⩥ Net Carbs. Answer: Net carbs= total carbs- fiber- glycerine- sugar
alcohols (including ethanol)
⩥ Lipids. Answer: -Can be "visible" or "hidden"
-Visible- can be seem on the nutrition label; also known as dietary
fats
-Hidden- fats that do not appear on the nutrition label and are
consumed when avoiding dietary fats.
, -Ex source: cell membranes
⩥ Protein. Answer: -Can come from plants or animal sources
-Composition will vary based on "type" (plant v. animal)
⩥ Vitamin. Answer: -Organic (contain multiple carbons); allows them
to be very complex
-THEY ARE NEEDED ONLY AT A CERTAIN LEVEL; EXCESS
IS EXCRETED OR STORED
-DO NOT SUPPLY ENERGY. However many are needed for energy
metabolism
-May be important for making structures, but not PART of the
structure (like bone)
⩥ Number of vitamins (currently). Answer: 13
⩥ Minerals. Answer: -Inorganic materials necessary for health
-Ex: Iron, copper, calcium, etc.
-Amounts needed range from large (grams, teaspoons) to ultratrace
⩥ Alcohol. Answer: Not a Nutrient; supplies energy and can make
you fat but not needed to live
⩥ Energy Yielding Nutrients. Answer: -Fat- 9 kcal/g
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Nutrients. Answer: -Food components that are needed (used) to
maintain health
-Ex: water, carbohydrates, vitamins
⩥ Essential Nutrients. Answer: Nutrients that cannot be made by an
organism OR made in sufficient amounts
⩥ Simple Carbohydrates. Answer: Sugars found in juices, soda, table
sugar and processed foods
⩥ Total Carbs. Answer: = Total mass- protein- fat- water- ash
(whatever is left after burning)
⩥ Net Carbs. Answer: Net carbs= total carbs- fiber- glycerine- sugar
alcohols (including ethanol)
⩥ Lipids. Answer: -Can be "visible" or "hidden"
-Visible- can be seem on the nutrition label; also known as dietary
fats
-Hidden- fats that do not appear on the nutrition label and are
consumed when avoiding dietary fats.
, -Ex source: cell membranes
⩥ Protein. Answer: -Can come from plants or animal sources
-Composition will vary based on "type" (plant v. animal)
⩥ Vitamin. Answer: -Organic (contain multiple carbons); allows them
to be very complex
-THEY ARE NEEDED ONLY AT A CERTAIN LEVEL; EXCESS
IS EXCRETED OR STORED
-DO NOT SUPPLY ENERGY. However many are needed for energy
metabolism
-May be important for making structures, but not PART of the
structure (like bone)
⩥ Number of vitamins (currently). Answer: 13
⩥ Minerals. Answer: -Inorganic materials necessary for health
-Ex: Iron, copper, calcium, etc.
-Amounts needed range from large (grams, teaspoons) to ultratrace
⩥ Alcohol. Answer: Not a Nutrient; supplies energy and can make
you fat but not needed to live
⩥ Energy Yielding Nutrients. Answer: -Fat- 9 kcal/g
