BMS 105 EXAM 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. All of the following are lifestyle risk factors for chronic disease except _____?
Answer:
-family history of the chronic disease -excessive alcohol con-sumption -poor dietary choices
-physical inactivity -cigarette smoking Family history of the chronic disease
Question:
2. What are the top two leading causes of death in the United States that are associated with poor diet?
Answer:
-Alzheimer's disease and blood-borne pathogens -Cancer and Kidney dis-ease -Diabetes and
accidents -Chronic lower respiratory infections and stroke -Heart disease and Can-cer Heart Disease
and Cancer
Question:
3. A healthy diet _______.
Answer:
-generally changes during different stages of life -is the same regardless of whether a person is
healthy or chronically ill -provides specific foods, which are based on ones personality traits -should
contain the same foods everyday Generally changes during different stages of life
Question:
4. Eating salty foods, sugar-sweetened foods, and fatty beef is associated with increased likelihood of
having premature heart disease. Such poor diets are a ______ for heart disease.
Answer:
-predictive action -significant behavior -critical determinant -risk factor Risk factor
Question:
5. A person diet is his or her _____.
Answer:
-current macronutrient in-take -efforts to lose weight by limiting intake of nutri-ents -primary risk
factor that cannot be modified -pattern of usual food se-lections Pattern of usual food se-lections
Question:
6. An essential nutrient ____.
Answer:
-performs several vital functions in your body -is made by your body -is only in foods from nat-ural
sources -must be supplied by your diet Must be supplied by your diet
Question:
7. Which of the following nutrients provides energy for humans?
Answer:
-Vitamin C -thiamin -protein -potassium Protein
, Question:
8. Yamiche is a biochemist with a company that manu-facturers substances that can be added to foods
to improve their flavor. She's discovered a chemical that she called "Agent X" in beet juice. Agent X
prevents human cell membranes from being damaged by high-ly unstable substances that are in the
environment. Based on this information, Agent X is a(an) ____.
Answer:
-supplement -risk factor -free radical -antioxidant Antioxidant
Question:
9. Which of the following foods is the most nutrient dense per serving?
Answer:
-french fries -organic celery -grape drink -scrambled eggs Scrambled eggs
Question:
10. Which of the following fast food menu items contains a lot of empty calories?
Answer:
-100% orange juice -fried onion rings -roast chicken sandwich -garden salad Fried onion rings
Question:
11. Which United States federal agency enforces con-sumer protection laws and investigates
complaints about false or misleading health claims that are used in advertising?
Answer:
-The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -The Federal Trade Com-mission (FTC) -The
Food and Drug Ad-ministration (FDA) -The Enviornmental Pro-tection Agency (EPA) The Federal
Trade Com-mission (FTC)
Question:
12. Emmy is obese and has a condition called fatty liver disease. To help her liver heal, Emmy needs
the ad-vice of a specially trained health care professional. Her physician recommended a _____, so
Emmy can learn more about a healthy diet and how to safely lose about 40 pounds.
Answer:
-nutritionist who pub-lished a blog about natural ways to cure fatty liver dis-ease -nutritionist who
paid $2500 to purchase an on-line college degree -registered dietitian nutri-tionist who counsels
pa-tients in a hospital clinic -doctor who calls herself a "nutrition expert" Registered dietitian
nutri-tionist who counsels pa-tients in a hospital clinic
Question:
13. A nutrition anecdote is not the same as a testimonial. Which of the following descriptions is an
example of a testimonial?
Answer:
-your roommate mentions that taking a creatine sup-plement daily helps him to build muscle faster
while working out -your physician tells you to take a multivitamin daily, because you've been sick -in
a TV commercial, a famous football player claims that a popular en-ergy drink has helped im-prove
his energy level -a friend says that she started taking chromium supplements after reading a magazine
article about how the mineral speeds up weight loss In a TV commercial, a famous football player
claims that a popular en-ergy drink has helped im-prove his energy level
ANSWERS
Question:
1. All of the following are lifestyle risk factors for chronic disease except _____?
Answer:
-family history of the chronic disease -excessive alcohol con-sumption -poor dietary choices
-physical inactivity -cigarette smoking Family history of the chronic disease
Question:
2. What are the top two leading causes of death in the United States that are associated with poor diet?
Answer:
-Alzheimer's disease and blood-borne pathogens -Cancer and Kidney dis-ease -Diabetes and
accidents -Chronic lower respiratory infections and stroke -Heart disease and Can-cer Heart Disease
and Cancer
Question:
3. A healthy diet _______.
Answer:
-generally changes during different stages of life -is the same regardless of whether a person is
healthy or chronically ill -provides specific foods, which are based on ones personality traits -should
contain the same foods everyday Generally changes during different stages of life
Question:
4. Eating salty foods, sugar-sweetened foods, and fatty beef is associated with increased likelihood of
having premature heart disease. Such poor diets are a ______ for heart disease.
Answer:
-predictive action -significant behavior -critical determinant -risk factor Risk factor
Question:
5. A person diet is his or her _____.
Answer:
-current macronutrient in-take -efforts to lose weight by limiting intake of nutri-ents -primary risk
factor that cannot be modified -pattern of usual food se-lections Pattern of usual food se-lections
Question:
6. An essential nutrient ____.
Answer:
-performs several vital functions in your body -is made by your body -is only in foods from nat-ural
sources -must be supplied by your diet Must be supplied by your diet
Question:
7. Which of the following nutrients provides energy for humans?
Answer:
-Vitamin C -thiamin -protein -potassium Protein
, Question:
8. Yamiche is a biochemist with a company that manu-facturers substances that can be added to foods
to improve their flavor. She's discovered a chemical that she called "Agent X" in beet juice. Agent X
prevents human cell membranes from being damaged by high-ly unstable substances that are in the
environment. Based on this information, Agent X is a(an) ____.
Answer:
-supplement -risk factor -free radical -antioxidant Antioxidant
Question:
9. Which of the following foods is the most nutrient dense per serving?
Answer:
-french fries -organic celery -grape drink -scrambled eggs Scrambled eggs
Question:
10. Which of the following fast food menu items contains a lot of empty calories?
Answer:
-100% orange juice -fried onion rings -roast chicken sandwich -garden salad Fried onion rings
Question:
11. Which United States federal agency enforces con-sumer protection laws and investigates
complaints about false or misleading health claims that are used in advertising?
Answer:
-The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -The Federal Trade Com-mission (FTC) -The
Food and Drug Ad-ministration (FDA) -The Enviornmental Pro-tection Agency (EPA) The Federal
Trade Com-mission (FTC)
Question:
12. Emmy is obese and has a condition called fatty liver disease. To help her liver heal, Emmy needs
the ad-vice of a specially trained health care professional. Her physician recommended a _____, so
Emmy can learn more about a healthy diet and how to safely lose about 40 pounds.
Answer:
-nutritionist who pub-lished a blog about natural ways to cure fatty liver dis-ease -nutritionist who
paid $2500 to purchase an on-line college degree -registered dietitian nutri-tionist who counsels
pa-tients in a hospital clinic -doctor who calls herself a "nutrition expert" Registered dietitian
nutri-tionist who counsels pa-tients in a hospital clinic
Question:
13. A nutrition anecdote is not the same as a testimonial. Which of the following descriptions is an
example of a testimonial?
Answer:
-your roommate mentions that taking a creatine sup-plement daily helps him to build muscle faster
while working out -your physician tells you to take a multivitamin daily, because you've been sick -in
a TV commercial, a famous football player claims that a popular en-ergy drink has helped im-prove
his energy level -a friend says that she started taking chromium supplements after reading a magazine
article about how the mineral speeds up weight loss In a TV commercial, a famous football player
claims that a popular en-ergy drink has helped im-prove his energy level
