Basic Nutrition for Health – FSN109
Unit 1 Study Questions — Designing a Healthy Diet
Objective: These study questions are both knowledge and application questions
designed to assess your learning from the online lectures. Make sure your guided notes
are completed before answering these questions.
1. Malnutrition includes which of the following:
A) Undernutrition
B) Overnutrition
C) Both
D) Neither
2. Which of the following factors influence health?
A) Genetics
B) Environment
C) Life cycle
D) Lifestyle
E) All of the above
3. An example of an economic factor driving food choices would be:
A) Someone not eating fruits and vegetables because they think they are too hard
to prepare
B) Someone wanting to eat a healthier diet because they have a family history of
high blood pressure
C) Someone having limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables because they live
in a remote area
4. True or false: In the video, "Little Changes," Brian was able to add 20 years to his life
by losing 100 pounds through a rigid diet and exercise plan.
5. What causes the release of energy from a chemical bond?
A) The sharing of electrons between atoms
B) The breaking of the bond
C) Atoms having an uneven number of electrons in their outer shell
6. Which of the following are chemical molecules found in foods and required by our
bodies to maintain life and support growth and health?
A) Carcinogens
B) Nutrients
, Unit 1 Study Questions — Designing a Healthy Diet
C) Electrons
D) Bacteria
7. Which of the following is a TRUE statement about minerals?
A) They are destroyed by heat and digestive enzymes.
B) Major minerals are needed in greater quantities than trace minerals, but both are
needed.
C) Trace minerals are not needed by the body.
8. Which of the following nutrients is the most ENERGY-DENSE, i.e. has the most
calories per gram?
A) Carbohydrates
B) Protein
C) Fat
D) Vitamins
E) Minerals
9. Jane consumed a breakfast that contained 85 grams of carbohydrate, 20 grams of
protein, and 18 grams of fat. How many kilocalories did Jane eat at breakfast?
A) 123 kilocalories
B) 152 kilocalories
C) 582 kilocalories
D) 1,007 kilocalories
10. True or false: Vitamins provide 4 kilocalories of energy per gram.
A) True
B) False
11. You are camping and cooking a hot dog over a campfire. It falls off your stick and
burns in the fire to ash. What class of nutrients is this ash composed of?
A) Vitamins
B) Carbohydrates
C) Protein
D) Minerals
12. What information do you need to know to calculate the Estimated Energy
Requirement (EER) for a person?
A) Age and sex
B) Height and weight
C) Level of physical activity
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Unit 1 Study Questions — Designing a Healthy Diet
Objective: These study questions are both knowledge and application questions
designed to assess your learning from the online lectures. Make sure your guided notes
are completed before answering these questions.
1. Malnutrition includes which of the following:
A) Undernutrition
B) Overnutrition
C) Both
D) Neither
2. Which of the following factors influence health?
A) Genetics
B) Environment
C) Life cycle
D) Lifestyle
E) All of the above
3. An example of an economic factor driving food choices would be:
A) Someone not eating fruits and vegetables because they think they are too hard
to prepare
B) Someone wanting to eat a healthier diet because they have a family history of
high blood pressure
C) Someone having limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables because they live
in a remote area
4. True or false: In the video, "Little Changes," Brian was able to add 20 years to his life
by losing 100 pounds through a rigid diet and exercise plan.
5. What causes the release of energy from a chemical bond?
A) The sharing of electrons between atoms
B) The breaking of the bond
C) Atoms having an uneven number of electrons in their outer shell
6. Which of the following are chemical molecules found in foods and required by our
bodies to maintain life and support growth and health?
A) Carcinogens
B) Nutrients
, Unit 1 Study Questions — Designing a Healthy Diet
C) Electrons
D) Bacteria
7. Which of the following is a TRUE statement about minerals?
A) They are destroyed by heat and digestive enzymes.
B) Major minerals are needed in greater quantities than trace minerals, but both are
needed.
C) Trace minerals are not needed by the body.
8. Which of the following nutrients is the most ENERGY-DENSE, i.e. has the most
calories per gram?
A) Carbohydrates
B) Protein
C) Fat
D) Vitamins
E) Minerals
9. Jane consumed a breakfast that contained 85 grams of carbohydrate, 20 grams of
protein, and 18 grams of fat. How many kilocalories did Jane eat at breakfast?
A) 123 kilocalories
B) 152 kilocalories
C) 582 kilocalories
D) 1,007 kilocalories
10. True or false: Vitamins provide 4 kilocalories of energy per gram.
A) True
B) False
11. You are camping and cooking a hot dog over a campfire. It falls off your stick and
burns in the fire to ash. What class of nutrients is this ash composed of?
A) Vitamins
B) Carbohydrates
C) Protein
D) Minerals
12. What information do you need to know to calculate the Estimated Energy
Requirement (EER) for a person?
A) Age and sex
B) Height and weight
C) Level of physical activity
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