Jersey College Nutrition Midterm Exam REVIEW 2026/2027 MOST RECENT QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS

Jersey College Nutrition Midterm Exam REVIEW
2026/2027 MOST RECENT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
• macronutrients -✓✓ - carbs
- proteins
- lipids
- water

• carbs -✓✓ organic compounds

• what are carbs composed of -✓✓ - carbon
- hydrogen
- oxygen

• forms of carbs -✓✓ - simple sugars
- complex sugars

• lipds -✓✓ organic compunds

• what are lipids composed of -✓✓ - carbon
- oxygen
- hydrogen

• main types of lipids -✓✓ - triglycerides
- phospholipids
- steroids

• proteins -✓✓ - organic
- amino acids (monomeric subunits)

• what are proteins composed up -✓✓ - carbon
- oxygen
- hydrogen
- nitrogen

• which macronutrient is insoluble in water? -✓✓ lipids

• what is water composed of -✓✓ - oxygen
- hydrogen

• micronutrients -✓✓ - vitamins
- minerals

,• what does macronutrient mean -✓✓ need in large amounts

• what does micronurtient mean -✓✓ - need in smaller amount
- does not provide energy

• minerals -✓✓ - inorganic
- forms crystals
- trace or macro
- regulate body processes
- necessary for proper cellular function
- function as structural components in body tissue

• vitamins -✓✓ - organic
- regulate body process
- promote normal body functions

• water soluble vitamins -✓✓ - B1,2,3,5,6,12
- biotin
- folate
- vit c

• fat soluble vitamins -✓✓ K, A, D, E

• vitamin b1,2,3,5 function -✓✓ - coenzyme
- energy metabolism assistance

• vitamin b6 function -✓✓ - coenzyme
- amino acid synthesis assistance

• biotin function -✓✓ coenzyme

• folate function -✓✓ - growth
- coenzyme

• vit b12 function -✓✓ - RBC synthesis
- coenzyme

• vit c function -✓✓ - collagen cynthesis
- antioxidant

• Vit a function -✓✓ - vision
- reporduction
- immune system fuction

,• vit d function -✓✓ - bone and teeth health
- immune system function

• vit e function -✓✓ - antioxidant
- cell membrane protection

• vit k function -✓✓ - blood clotting
- bone and teeth maintenance

• sodium and potassium function -✓✓ - Fluid balance
- muscle contraction
- nerve transmission

• chloride function -✓✓ - fluid balance
- stomach acid production

• calcium function -✓✓ - blood clotting
- bone and teeth maintenance
- nerve transmission
- muscle contraction

• phosphate function -✓✓ - bone and teeth maintenance
- acid base balance

• magnesium function -✓✓ - protein production
- nerve transmission
- muscle contraction

• sulfur function -✓✓ protein production

• iron function -✓✓ - carries o2
- assist in energy production

• zinc function -✓✓ - wound healing
- immune system function
- protein and DNA production

• iodine function -✓✓ - thyroid homone production
- growth
- metabolism

• selenium function -✓✓ antioxidant

, • copper function -✓✓ - iron metabolism
- coenzyme

• fluroide function -✓✓ - bone and teeth health
- tooth decay prevention

• chromium function -✓✓ assist insulin in glucose metabolism

• one gram of carb produces -✓✓ 4 cals

• one gram of lipids produces -✓✓ 9 cals

• one gran of protein produces -✓✓ 4 calories

• Scientific methods -✓✓ an organized process of inquiry

• OHEE -✓✓ - Observation
- hypothesis
- experiment
- evaluation

• Epidemiological studies -✓✓ define patterns of health events in a population

• randomized clinical trials -✓✓ a variable is changed between groups of people high
quality study, control group, and large size

• laboratory studies -✓✓ conducted on animals or cells

• Evidence based system for designing dietary guideliens is based on... -✓✓ facts

• science is always _____ as more information is collected -✓✓ evolving

• Disaplines is a necessity for recommending dietary changes to ... -✓✓ improve health
and help prevent disease

• limits to clincal trials -✓✓ - expensive
- can be unethical
- hard to ger participants to stick to the intervention for a long period of time

• disease affects... -✓✓ - the body
- the mind
- the soical well being