Chapter 1
Defining Nutrition
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Nutrients are classified as macronutrients and micronutrients. Which of the
following is NOT considered a macronutrient?
a. carbohydrate
b. minerals
c. protein
d. fat
2. Metabolic processes take place in the body to keep the body temperature,
heart rate, and blood sugar relatively constant. This stable state is called:
a. anabolic processes
b. catabolic processes
c. homeostasis
d. metabolism
3. Which of the following is associated with overnutrition?
a. osteoporosis
b. anemia
c. failure to thrive
, d. hypertension
4. Which of the following statements about the typical American diet is true?
a. The intake of grains is above that recommended and more energy is
consumed than expended.
b. Intake of whole grains is less than recommended and more energy is
consumed than expended.
c. Intake of fiber is about right and intake of fruits and vegetables is less
than recommended.
d. Intake of fiber is low and fruits and vegetable intake is about right.
5. Where do most people in the United States get their nutrition information?
a. Television, magazines and newpapers
b. Talk radio
c. Physicians
d. Dietitians
,6. The correct series of events in the scientific method is:
a. form a theory, conduct the experiment, develop a hypothesis, make an
observation
b develop a hypothesis, conduct the experiment, make an observation,
form a theory
c. conduct the experiment, develop a hypothesis, form a theory, make an
observation
d. make an observation, develop a hypothesis, conduct the experiment,
form a theory.
7. Which of the following is NOT considered an objective measurement?
a. the level of iron in the blood
b. the amount of milk consumed in a household in a week
c. marathon runners’ statements about how the number of hours they
sleep affects their performance
d. percentage of body fat in a group of swimmers
8. When subjects do not know which treatment they are receiving in a clinical
trial, but the researchers do, the study is called:
a. single-blind
b. double-blind
c. anecdotal
d. collaboration
9. Approximately 1000 high school students were asked to keep a record of
how much vitamin C was consumed by keeping food records. This
information was compared with the students’ incidences of colds. This type
of study is called:
, a. an intervention study
b. a clinical trial
c. a laboratory study
d. an epidemiological study
10. Researchers interview the same individuals every year for twelve years to
obtain data about their dietary habits. This type of data obtained is called:
a. cross-sectional data
b. longitudinal data
c. corrected data
d. population-based data
Defining Nutrition
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Nutrients are classified as macronutrients and micronutrients. Which of the
following is NOT considered a macronutrient?
a. carbohydrate
b. minerals
c. protein
d. fat
2. Metabolic processes take place in the body to keep the body temperature,
heart rate, and blood sugar relatively constant. This stable state is called:
a. anabolic processes
b. catabolic processes
c. homeostasis
d. metabolism
3. Which of the following is associated with overnutrition?
a. osteoporosis
b. anemia
c. failure to thrive
, d. hypertension
4. Which of the following statements about the typical American diet is true?
a. The intake of grains is above that recommended and more energy is
consumed than expended.
b. Intake of whole grains is less than recommended and more energy is
consumed than expended.
c. Intake of fiber is about right and intake of fruits and vegetables is less
than recommended.
d. Intake of fiber is low and fruits and vegetable intake is about right.
5. Where do most people in the United States get their nutrition information?
a. Television, magazines and newpapers
b. Talk radio
c. Physicians
d. Dietitians
,6. The correct series of events in the scientific method is:
a. form a theory, conduct the experiment, develop a hypothesis, make an
observation
b develop a hypothesis, conduct the experiment, make an observation,
form a theory
c. conduct the experiment, develop a hypothesis, form a theory, make an
observation
d. make an observation, develop a hypothesis, conduct the experiment,
form a theory.
7. Which of the following is NOT considered an objective measurement?
a. the level of iron in the blood
b. the amount of milk consumed in a household in a week
c. marathon runners’ statements about how the number of hours they
sleep affects their performance
d. percentage of body fat in a group of swimmers
8. When subjects do not know which treatment they are receiving in a clinical
trial, but the researchers do, the study is called:
a. single-blind
b. double-blind
c. anecdotal
d. collaboration
9. Approximately 1000 high school students were asked to keep a record of
how much vitamin C was consumed by keeping food records. This
information was compared with the students’ incidences of colds. This type
of study is called:
, a. an intervention study
b. a clinical trial
c. a laboratory study
d. an epidemiological study
10. Researchers interview the same individuals every year for twelve years to
obtain data about their dietary habits. This type of data obtained is called:
a. cross-sectional data
b. longitudinal data
c. corrected data
d. population-based data
