FNES 163 Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Artifical Sweetners are a great substitute for table sugar. True or False? - CORRECT ANSWER
False
Gram per Gram, sugar provides more energy than starch. True or False? - CORRECT ANSWER
Gram per gram, sugar provides the same amount of energy as starch *False
Eating a high-fiber diet may reduce your blood cholesterol level. True or False? - CORRECT
ANSWER Eating a high-fiber diet can improve your blood cholesterol levels. *True
The average American consumes 80% of his or her energy intake as added sugars. True or False -
CORRECT ANSWER The average american comsumes about 18% of his/her energy intake
from added sugars. *False
What is a Carbohydrate? - CORRECT ANSWER organic compounds used to make energy;
4cal/gram
What carb is a primary source energy source? - CORRECT ANSWER Glucose
What are the two types of carbs? - CORRECT ANSWER Simple Carbs (sugar, fruits) and
Complex Carbs (Starches and Fiber, grains, sweet potatoes)
What is the simplest form of a carbohydrate? - CORRECT ANSWER Sugar
What is a monosaccharide? - CORRECT ANSWER simplest sugar molecule; the masic
chemical unit of carbohydrates
What is a disaccharide? - CORRECT ANSWER two monosaccharides joined together
What are the monosccharides? - CORRECT ANSWER simple sugars (glucose, fructose,
galactose)
,What is glucose? - CORRECT ANSWER primary energy source for cells; can also be called
dextrose or blood sugar
What is Fructose? - CORRECT ANSWER fruit sugar
What is Galactose? - CORRECT ANSWER part of milk sugar (lactose)
What are the disaccharides? - CORRECT ANSWER sucrose, lactose, maltose
Maltose - CORRECT ANSWER glucose + glucose
Sucrose - CORRECT ANSWER glucose + fructose
Lactose - CORRECT ANSWER glucose + galactose
What are nutritive sweetners? - CORRECT ANSWER carbohydrates that are sweet and
contribute energy/calories to food when consumed
What are added sugars? - CORRECT ANSWER sugars that are added during processing or
preparation (ex. sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup)
What are alternative nutritive sweetners? - CORRECT ANSWER a substance added to a food
to sweeten it but provide fewer kilocalories (2kcal/g) than sugars (4kcal/g)
What are Nonnutritive sweetners? - CORRECT ANSWER synthetic compounds that sweeten
foods while providing little or no kilocalories
What high-intensity nonnutritive sweetners does the FDA approve of? - CORRECT ANSWER
Sweet and Low, Equal, Stevia, Monk fruit and Splenda
, What is Starch? - CORRECT ANSWER energy storage molecule. storage form of glucose in
plants; in seeds, roots, and tubers
What is Glycogen? - CORRECT ANSWER energy storage molecule. storage form of glucose
in humans and other animals; stored in the liver and muscles
Humans can digest most forms of dietary fibers. True or False? - CORRECT ANSWER Most
forms of dietary fiber are complex carbs that humans cannot digest *False
Foods that are refined and rich in carbohydrates loose fiber. True or False? - CORRECT ANSWER
Refining foods that are rich sources of carbohydrates often removes fiber *True
What is insulin? - CORRECT ANSWER A hormone made by and released from the pancreas
(beta cells) when blood glucose level is high
What is glucagon? - CORRECT ANSWER A hormone secreted by the pancreas (alpha cells)
when blood glucose level is low.
What are Ketone bodies? - CORRECT ANSWER an alternative energy source that is formed
when there is not enough glucose in the body; produced by the liver, can lead to ketoacidosis
What is Ketoacidosis? - CORRECT ANSWER A condition caused by high blood ketone
bodies, the PH of your blood becomes acidic; occurs in poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes
Total Carbohydrates on the Nutrition Facts Panel includes... - CORRECT ANSWER Total
carbs, amounts of fiber, amounts of total sugars, amounts of added sugars
What is Hyperglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER Highblood sugar/glucose levels
What is hypoglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER low blood sugar/glucose levels
Describe Type 1 Diabetes... - CORRECT ANSWER An autoimune disease where the beta cells
stop making insulin. Injection of it is usually required
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Artifical Sweetners are a great substitute for table sugar. True or False? - CORRECT ANSWER
False
Gram per Gram, sugar provides more energy than starch. True or False? - CORRECT ANSWER
Gram per gram, sugar provides the same amount of energy as starch *False
Eating a high-fiber diet may reduce your blood cholesterol level. True or False? - CORRECT
ANSWER Eating a high-fiber diet can improve your blood cholesterol levels. *True
The average American consumes 80% of his or her energy intake as added sugars. True or False -
CORRECT ANSWER The average american comsumes about 18% of his/her energy intake
from added sugars. *False
What is a Carbohydrate? - CORRECT ANSWER organic compounds used to make energy;
4cal/gram
What carb is a primary source energy source? - CORRECT ANSWER Glucose
What are the two types of carbs? - CORRECT ANSWER Simple Carbs (sugar, fruits) and
Complex Carbs (Starches and Fiber, grains, sweet potatoes)
What is the simplest form of a carbohydrate? - CORRECT ANSWER Sugar
What is a monosaccharide? - CORRECT ANSWER simplest sugar molecule; the masic
chemical unit of carbohydrates
What is a disaccharide? - CORRECT ANSWER two monosaccharides joined together
What are the monosccharides? - CORRECT ANSWER simple sugars (glucose, fructose,
galactose)
,What is glucose? - CORRECT ANSWER primary energy source for cells; can also be called
dextrose or blood sugar
What is Fructose? - CORRECT ANSWER fruit sugar
What is Galactose? - CORRECT ANSWER part of milk sugar (lactose)
What are the disaccharides? - CORRECT ANSWER sucrose, lactose, maltose
Maltose - CORRECT ANSWER glucose + glucose
Sucrose - CORRECT ANSWER glucose + fructose
Lactose - CORRECT ANSWER glucose + galactose
What are nutritive sweetners? - CORRECT ANSWER carbohydrates that are sweet and
contribute energy/calories to food when consumed
What are added sugars? - CORRECT ANSWER sugars that are added during processing or
preparation (ex. sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup)
What are alternative nutritive sweetners? - CORRECT ANSWER a substance added to a food
to sweeten it but provide fewer kilocalories (2kcal/g) than sugars (4kcal/g)
What are Nonnutritive sweetners? - CORRECT ANSWER synthetic compounds that sweeten
foods while providing little or no kilocalories
What high-intensity nonnutritive sweetners does the FDA approve of? - CORRECT ANSWER
Sweet and Low, Equal, Stevia, Monk fruit and Splenda
, What is Starch? - CORRECT ANSWER energy storage molecule. storage form of glucose in
plants; in seeds, roots, and tubers
What is Glycogen? - CORRECT ANSWER energy storage molecule. storage form of glucose
in humans and other animals; stored in the liver and muscles
Humans can digest most forms of dietary fibers. True or False? - CORRECT ANSWER Most
forms of dietary fiber are complex carbs that humans cannot digest *False
Foods that are refined and rich in carbohydrates loose fiber. True or False? - CORRECT ANSWER
Refining foods that are rich sources of carbohydrates often removes fiber *True
What is insulin? - CORRECT ANSWER A hormone made by and released from the pancreas
(beta cells) when blood glucose level is high
What is glucagon? - CORRECT ANSWER A hormone secreted by the pancreas (alpha cells)
when blood glucose level is low.
What are Ketone bodies? - CORRECT ANSWER an alternative energy source that is formed
when there is not enough glucose in the body; produced by the liver, can lead to ketoacidosis
What is Ketoacidosis? - CORRECT ANSWER A condition caused by high blood ketone
bodies, the PH of your blood becomes acidic; occurs in poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes
Total Carbohydrates on the Nutrition Facts Panel includes... - CORRECT ANSWER Total
carbs, amounts of fiber, amounts of total sugars, amounts of added sugars
What is Hyperglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER Highblood sugar/glucose levels
What is hypoglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER low blood sugar/glucose levels
Describe Type 1 Diabetes... - CORRECT ANSWER An autoimune disease where the beta cells
stop making insulin. Injection of it is usually required
