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Nutrition & Physical Activity Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Nutrition - answer✔Process by which the body takes in and uses food .
Nutrients - answer✔Substances in food that your body needs to grow,repair, supply itself w/
energy.
Calorie - answer✔Unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses.
Carbohydrates - answer✔Starches and sugars in foods that's used as the main source of energy
for the body
Proteins - answer✔Nutrients us used by the body to build and maintain cells & tissues .
Vitamins - answer✔Compounds found in food that help regulate body processes.
Minerals - answer✔Elements found in food that are used by the body .
Water - answer✔One of six nutrients.
Cholesterol - answer✔Waxy, fat-like substance.
Eating Disorder - answer✔Extreme eating behaviors that can cause serious illness.
Vegetarian - answer✔A person who eats mostly or only plant based foods .
Anorexia Nervosa - answer✔Eating disorder where people have an irrational fear of gaining
weight and people starve themselves.
Metabolism - answer✔The process where the body breaks down substances and gets energy
from food .
Body Mass Index ( BMI) - answer✔A measure of body weight relative to height .
Body Composition - answer✔Ratio of fat to lean tissue in the body .
Overweight - answer✔Heavier than standard weight range for height.
10/27/2024 1:24 PM
Nutrition & Physical Activity Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Nutrition - answer✔Process by which the body takes in and uses food .
Nutrients - answer✔Substances in food that your body needs to grow,repair, supply itself w/
energy.
Calorie - answer✔Unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses.
Carbohydrates - answer✔Starches and sugars in foods that's used as the main source of energy
for the body
Proteins - answer✔Nutrients us used by the body to build and maintain cells & tissues .
Vitamins - answer✔Compounds found in food that help regulate body processes.
Minerals - answer✔Elements found in food that are used by the body .
Water - answer✔One of six nutrients.
Cholesterol - answer✔Waxy, fat-like substance.
Eating Disorder - answer✔Extreme eating behaviors that can cause serious illness.
Vegetarian - answer✔A person who eats mostly or only plant based foods .
Anorexia Nervosa - answer✔Eating disorder where people have an irrational fear of gaining
weight and people starve themselves.
Metabolism - answer✔The process where the body breaks down substances and gets energy
from food .
Body Mass Index ( BMI) - answer✔A measure of body weight relative to height .
Body Composition - answer✔Ratio of fat to lean tissue in the body .
Overweight - answer✔Heavier than standard weight range for height.
