HOSA NUTRITION TEST GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Resistance - Answer- ability of the body to protect itself from disease
Vitamins - Answer-group of substance necessary for normal metabolism, growth, and
body function
vitality - Answer- ability of an organism to go on living
Metabolism - Answer-the body process of using food to make energy and nutrients
Nutrients - Answer-substance that nourish the body
stamina - Answer-body's strength or energy
regulate - Answer-to control or adjust
essential - Answer-necessary
Haemoglobin - Answer-complex chemical in the blood; carries oxygen and carbon
dioxide
obesity - Answer-extreme fatness
absorbed - Answer-taken in or received
minerals - Answer-inorganic elements that occur in nature, essential to every cell
protein - Answer-complex compound found in plant and animal tissues, essential for
heat, energy, and growth
calories - Answer-units of measurement of the fuel value of food
fecal - Answer-Pertaining to feces,
a solid waste product
name the four functions of food? - Answer-provide heat, promote growth, repair tissue,
and regulate body process
name the five basic nutrients, and explain how they maintain body function? - Answer-
Vitamins- need for normal metabolism/ growth
proteins- build/ new tissue
carbohydrates- provide energy
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Resistance - Answer- ability of the body to protect itself from disease
Vitamins - Answer-group of substance necessary for normal metabolism, growth, and
body function
vitality - Answer- ability of an organism to go on living
Metabolism - Answer-the body process of using food to make energy and nutrients
Nutrients - Answer-substance that nourish the body
stamina - Answer-body's strength or energy
regulate - Answer-to control or adjust
essential - Answer-necessary
Haemoglobin - Answer-complex chemical in the blood; carries oxygen and carbon
dioxide
obesity - Answer-extreme fatness
absorbed - Answer-taken in or received
minerals - Answer-inorganic elements that occur in nature, essential to every cell
protein - Answer-complex compound found in plant and animal tissues, essential for
heat, energy, and growth
calories - Answer-units of measurement of the fuel value of food
fecal - Answer-Pertaining to feces,
a solid waste product
name the four functions of food? - Answer-provide heat, promote growth, repair tissue,
and regulate body process
name the five basic nutrients, and explain how they maintain body function? - Answer-
Vitamins- need for normal metabolism/ growth
proteins- build/ new tissue
carbohydrates- provide energy
