HOSA NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY
CH.1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Hunger - Answer-the physiological need for food
Appetite - Answer-psychological desire for food based on pleasant memories of the
certain food
Nutrients - Answer-six chemical substances that are necessary for life
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water - Answer-six chemicals
necessary for life
Essential nutrients - Answer-nutrients only available in food
Organic - Answer-contains hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. Must be broken down into
simpler substances.
Inorganic - Answer-already in simplest forms when the body digests them
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats - Answer-furnish energy
Vitamins, minerals, water - Answer-help regulate the various body processes , such as
circulation, respiration, digestion, and elimination
Carbohydrate - Answer-the nutrient class that provides the major source of energy in
the average diet
Protein - Answer-the only one of the six nutrient classes containing nitrogen
Fat - Answer-highest kcal value nutrient class
Vitamin - Answer-organic substances necessary for life although they do not,
independently, provide energy
Mineral - Answer-one of the many inorganic substances essential to life an classified
generally as minerals
Water - Answer-major constituent of all living cells: composed of hydrogen and oxygen
Circulation - Answer-the bodys process where by the blood is moved through the body
CH.1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Hunger - Answer-the physiological need for food
Appetite - Answer-psychological desire for food based on pleasant memories of the
certain food
Nutrients - Answer-six chemical substances that are necessary for life
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water - Answer-six chemicals
necessary for life
Essential nutrients - Answer-nutrients only available in food
Organic - Answer-contains hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. Must be broken down into
simpler substances.
Inorganic - Answer-already in simplest forms when the body digests them
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats - Answer-furnish energy
Vitamins, minerals, water - Answer-help regulate the various body processes , such as
circulation, respiration, digestion, and elimination
Carbohydrate - Answer-the nutrient class that provides the major source of energy in
the average diet
Protein - Answer-the only one of the six nutrient classes containing nitrogen
Fat - Answer-highest kcal value nutrient class
Vitamin - Answer-organic substances necessary for life although they do not,
independently, provide energy
Mineral - Answer-one of the many inorganic substances essential to life an classified
generally as minerals
Water - Answer-major constituent of all living cells: composed of hydrogen and oxygen
Circulation - Answer-the bodys process where by the blood is moved through the body
