APK 6167 Midterm Practice Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Consider an athlete completing a single day carbohydrate loading
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strategy (no exercise combined with 10g/kg body mass in the day prior
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to a competition). The athlete has a mass of 80kg. If 75% of the
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consumed carbohydrate is stored in muscles as glycogen, how much
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water will have moved into the muscle cells as a result? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1.8kg
Which of the following is true regarding post exercise hydration? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Athletes should consume 2 cups of fluid for
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every pound that is lost during exercise
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Optimal hydration should stimulate urination approximately every -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1-2 hours | |
T/F Body water is a poor heat conductor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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Which of the following can be sources of water for athletes needing to
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replenish fluid losses? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All of the above
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,Which of the following conditions would inform an athlete that they
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may be dehydrated if they are self-monitoring hydration status? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-urinating every 4 hours
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Why is water arguably the most essential nutrient for athletes? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Death occurs more rapidly in water's absence
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than in the absence of any other nutrient, and muscle tissue is roughly
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70% water
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Which of the following is TRUE of sports drinks? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-They encourage fluid intake by offering flavor. | | | | | |
T/F: Domestic bottled water is safer to drink than tap water - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-False
T/F: Sodium, calcium and potassium are classified as major minerals -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True |
Which athletes should be most concerned about "complementing
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proteins"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Athletes who are strict vegetarians
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and eat only plant foods
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T/F: Dipeptides are proteins composed of 3 to 10 amino acids. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
,Which of the following is not true regarding protein intake? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The RDA for protein is 1 gram per kilogram of body weight | | | | | | | | | | |
T/F: Vegetarian athletes have slightly higher protein needs compared to
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nonvegetarian athletes, due to the intake of incomplete protein food
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sources - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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T/F: An "Incomplete protein" is a protein that contains the amino acids
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that cannot be used by the body - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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Which component of the chemical structure of an amino acid is
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responsible for giving a protein its unique structure and function when
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all of the amino acids in the protein are linked together? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Side Chain |
A high dietary intake of protein will also increase an athlete's need for: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fluids |
T/F: The primary structure of protein refers to the sequence of amino
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acids forming that protein. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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, Which length of time following a high-fat diet is recommended for
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endurance athletes due to its effectiveness at improving aerobic
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performance? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Neither short term or long term | | | | | | | |
An athlete consumed 4g of alpha linolenic acid as part of a 3000 kcal
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diet. Did this athlete meet the recommendation for % of total calories
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coming from alpha linolenic acid? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Yes
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During competition lasting longer than 60 minutes, which of the
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following would be an appropriate recommendation regarding
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carbohydrates? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Consume carbohydrates at a | | | | | | |
rate of about 30-60 grams per hour.
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T/F: Of all the sugars that exist in nature, glucose is the most important
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to humans - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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Which of the following Dietary Reference Intake categories provides the
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greatest specificity of recommended nutrient intake across the greatest
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number of life categories (i.e. age, gender, pregnancy)? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-RDA
T/F: After exercise or competition, it is best that athletes begin
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consuming carbohydrates as soon as possible to help speed the
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recovery process. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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With Correct Answers
Consider an athlete completing a single day carbohydrate loading
| | | | | | | | |
strategy (no exercise combined with 10g/kg body mass in the day prior
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to a competition). The athlete has a mass of 80kg. If 75% of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
consumed carbohydrate is stored in muscles as glycogen, how much
| | | | | | | | | |
water will have moved into the muscle cells as a result? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-1.8kg
Which of the following is true regarding post exercise hydration? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Athletes should consume 2 cups of fluid for
| | | | | | | | |
every pound that is lost during exercise
| | | | | |
Optimal hydration should stimulate urination approximately every -
| | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1-2 hours | |
T/F Body water is a poor heat conductor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
| | | | | | | | | |
Which of the following can be sources of water for athletes needing to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
replenish fluid losses? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All of the above
| | | | | | | |
,Which of the following conditions would inform an athlete that they
| | | | | | | | | | |
may be dehydrated if they are self-monitoring hydration status? -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-urinating every 4 hours
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Why is water arguably the most essential nutrient for athletes? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Death occurs more rapidly in water's absence
| | | | | | | |
than in the absence of any other nutrient, and muscle tissue is roughly
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
70% water
|
Which of the following is TRUE of sports drinks? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-They encourage fluid intake by offering flavor. | | | | | |
T/F: Domestic bottled water is safer to drink than tap water - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-False
T/F: Sodium, calcium and potassium are classified as major minerals -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True |
Which athletes should be most concerned about "complementing
| | | | | | | |
proteins"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Athletes who are strict vegetarians
| | | | | | | |
and eat only plant foods
| | | |
T/F: Dipeptides are proteins composed of 3 to 10 amino acids. -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
,Which of the following is not true regarding protein intake? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-The RDA for protein is 1 gram per kilogram of body weight | | | | | | | | | | |
T/F: Vegetarian athletes have slightly higher protein needs compared to
| | | | | | | | | |
nonvegetarian athletes, due to the intake of incomplete protein food
| | | | | | | | | |
sources - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
| | |
T/F: An "Incomplete protein" is a protein that contains the amino acids
| | | | | | | | | | | |
that cannot be used by the body - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
| | | | | | | | |
Which component of the chemical structure of an amino acid is
| | | | | | | | | | |
responsible for giving a protein its unique structure and function when
| | | | | | | | | | |
all of the amino acids in the protein are linked together? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Side Chain |
A high dietary intake of protein will also increase an athlete's need for: -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fluids |
T/F: The primary structure of protein refers to the sequence of amino
| | | | | | | | | | | |
acids forming that protein. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
| | | | | |
, Which length of time following a high-fat diet is recommended for
| | | | | | | | | | |
endurance athletes due to its effectiveness at improving aerobic
| | | | | | | | |
performance? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Neither short term or long term | | | | | | | |
An athlete consumed 4g of alpha linolenic acid as part of a 3000 kcal
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
diet. Did this athlete meet the recommendation for % of total calories
| | | | | | | | | | | |
coming from alpha linolenic acid? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Yes
| | | | | | |
During competition lasting longer than 60 minutes, which of the
| | | | | | | | | |
following would be an appropriate recommendation regarding
| | | | | | |
carbohydrates? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Consume carbohydrates at a | | | | | | |
rate of about 30-60 grams per hour.
| | | | | |
T/F: Of all the sugars that exist in nature, glucose is the most important
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to humans - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
| | | |
Which of the following Dietary Reference Intake categories provides the
| | | | | | | | | |
greatest specificity of recommended nutrient intake across the greatest
| | | | | | | | |
number of life categories (i.e. age, gender, pregnancy)? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-RDA
T/F: After exercise or competition, it is best that athletes begin
| | | | | | | | | | |
consuming carbohydrates as soon as possible to help speed the
| | | | | | | | | |
recovery process. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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