TEST BANK
,TEST BANK FOR NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES, 5TH
EDITION,SIZER
Chapter 1 Food Choices and Human Health
MULTICHOICE
1. Which of the following conditions is the most responsive to nutrition?
(A) diabetes
(B) iron deficiency anemia
(C) sickle cell disease
(D) heart disease
Answer : (B)
2. What is the name for the study of environmental influences on genetic expression?
(A) epigenetics
(B) genetic counselling
(C) nutritional nucleic acid pool
(D) genetic metabolics
Answer : (A)
3. The integration of nutrition, genomic science, and molecular biology has launched a newarea
of study. What is this area of study called?
(A) nutrition genetics
(B) nutritional genomics
(C) nutritional molecular science
(D) nutritional science
Answer : (B)
4. How many classes of nutrients are there?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
,(D) 8
Answer : (C)
5. Which of the following nutrients is considered organic?
(A) minerals
(B) carbohydrate
(C) water
(D) alcohol
Answer : (B)
6. Which of the following nutrients yields energy and also provides materials that form
structures and working parts of body tissues?
(A) proteins
(B) vitamins
(C) fats
(D) proteins
Answer : (D)
7. Which of the following nutrients is energy-yielding?
(A) carbohydrates
(B) vitamins
(C) water
(D) minerals
Answer : (A)
8. Which of the following statements best defines an "essential" nutrient?
(A) It is necessary for good health and proper functioning of the body.
(B) It can be obtained only from the diet.
(C) It can be manufactured by the body from raw materials.
, (D) It s can s be s manufactured s by s the s body s itself.
Answer s: s(B)
9. Which sof s the s following s nutrients s is s the s most s energy-rich?
(A) fat
(B) protein
(C) minerals
(D) carbohydrate
Answer s : s(A)
10. Which sof s the s following s units s do s food s scientists s use s to s measure s food s energy?
(A) units s of s mass
(B) kilocalories
(C) kilograms
(D) grams
Answer s: s(B)
11. Which s of s the s following s characteristics s applies s to s alcohol?
(A) It s contributes s no s Calories.
(B) It sinterferes s with s repair s of s body s tissues.
(C) It sis sa snutrient.
(D) It sis s non-toxic s to s the s body.
Answer s: s(B)
12. How s many sCalories s are s there s in s 1 s gram s of s carbohydrate s or s protein?
(A) s 2
(B) s 4
(C) s 7
(D) s 9
,TEST BANK FOR NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES, 5TH
EDITION,SIZER
Chapter 1 Food Choices and Human Health
MULTICHOICE
1. Which of the following conditions is the most responsive to nutrition?
(A) diabetes
(B) iron deficiency anemia
(C) sickle cell disease
(D) heart disease
Answer : (B)
2. What is the name for the study of environmental influences on genetic expression?
(A) epigenetics
(B) genetic counselling
(C) nutritional nucleic acid pool
(D) genetic metabolics
Answer : (A)
3. The integration of nutrition, genomic science, and molecular biology has launched a newarea
of study. What is this area of study called?
(A) nutrition genetics
(B) nutritional genomics
(C) nutritional molecular science
(D) nutritional science
Answer : (B)
4. How many classes of nutrients are there?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
,(D) 8
Answer : (C)
5. Which of the following nutrients is considered organic?
(A) minerals
(B) carbohydrate
(C) water
(D) alcohol
Answer : (B)
6. Which of the following nutrients yields energy and also provides materials that form
structures and working parts of body tissues?
(A) proteins
(B) vitamins
(C) fats
(D) proteins
Answer : (D)
7. Which of the following nutrients is energy-yielding?
(A) carbohydrates
(B) vitamins
(C) water
(D) minerals
Answer : (A)
8. Which of the following statements best defines an "essential" nutrient?
(A) It is necessary for good health and proper functioning of the body.
(B) It can be obtained only from the diet.
(C) It can be manufactured by the body from raw materials.
, (D) It s can s be s manufactured s by s the s body s itself.
Answer s: s(B)
9. Which sof s the s following s nutrients s is s the s most s energy-rich?
(A) fat
(B) protein
(C) minerals
(D) carbohydrate
Answer s : s(A)
10. Which sof s the s following s units s do s food s scientists s use s to s measure s food s energy?
(A) units s of s mass
(B) kilocalories
(C) kilograms
(D) grams
Answer s: s(B)
11. Which s of s the s following s characteristics s applies s to s alcohol?
(A) It s contributes s no s Calories.
(B) It sinterferes s with s repair s of s body s tissues.
(C) It sis sa snutrient.
(D) It sis s non-toxic s to s the s body.
Answer s: s(B)
12. How s many sCalories s are s there s in s 1 s gram s of s carbohydrate s or s protein?
(A) s 2
(B) s 4
(C) s 7
(D) s 9
