FRHD 1100 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
climate change - Answers any long term, significant change in "average weather" that a region
experiences
greenhouse gases - Answers -CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapour.
-layer of insulation makes our planet livable
climate forcings - Answers physical factors that for a net increase (positive forcing) or net decrease
(negative forcing) or heat in the climate system (change has occurred so quickly in a negative).
global warming - Answers -important measures of climate change, sustained increase in the average
temperature of the earth's atmosphere that causes changes in the global climate.
-severe drought and rise in ocean levels
The 4 R's - Answers -Reduce
-Reuse
-Recycle
-Recover: refurbish old technology
4 laws of ecology - Answers 1. everything is connected to everything else: everything we do has an
impact towards our personal and collective lives.
2.everything must go somewhere: humans are the only species to actually have "garbage"
3. nature knows best: non-biodegradable products don't belong in the ecosystem due to the essential
harmony of the ecosystem and compound breakdown.
4. there is no such thing as a free lunch: for every technological gain, there is an ecological price tag.
Physical health (environmental impact) - Answers -25% of deaths linked to environmental factors
-exposure to harmful elements in air, water, soil, and food (cardiovascular and various cancers).
psychosocial health - Answers -mutagens: environmental agents that trigger changes, or mutations, in
the DNA of living cells
-teratogens:mutagens that cross the placenta of a pregnant woman and cause a spontaneous abortion
or birth defect.
, -headaches, dizziness, impaired vision
-cough, shortness of breath, constricted airways
-chest pains.
water - Answers -60% of body weight
-carries nutrients, maintains temperature, lubricates joints, digestion
calories - Answers -amount of energy that can be derived from food
Estimated Energy Requirements (EER) - Answers Daily caloric needs dependant on sex, age,body frame,
weight, height, % of body fat.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - Answers number of calories needed to sustain your body at rest
Sedentary Female (19-30 age) - Answers -require 1900 calories
Sedentary Male (19-30 age) - Answers -require 2400 calories
Low activity Female (19-30 age) - Answers -require 2100 calories
Low activity male (19-30) - Answers -require 2700 calories
Active female (19-30) - Answers 2350
active male (19-30) - Answers 3000
protein - Answers -critical for growth and repair; basic framework of muscles, bones, blood, hair, and
fingernails.
-4 Kcal/G
-20 amino acids, 9 essentials
Carbohydrates - Answers -provide our brain with glucose, basic fuel
-4 Kcal/G
-all carbohydrates are made of a super molecule containing Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.
Simple carbs (sugars) - Answers -One monosaccharide (glucose, fructose, galactose) or two
disaccharides (sugar molecules), (sucrose, lactose, maltose, table sugar).
polysaccharides - Answers complex carbs
climate change - Answers any long term, significant change in "average weather" that a region
experiences
greenhouse gases - Answers -CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapour.
-layer of insulation makes our planet livable
climate forcings - Answers physical factors that for a net increase (positive forcing) or net decrease
(negative forcing) or heat in the climate system (change has occurred so quickly in a negative).
global warming - Answers -important measures of climate change, sustained increase in the average
temperature of the earth's atmosphere that causes changes in the global climate.
-severe drought and rise in ocean levels
The 4 R's - Answers -Reduce
-Reuse
-Recycle
-Recover: refurbish old technology
4 laws of ecology - Answers 1. everything is connected to everything else: everything we do has an
impact towards our personal and collective lives.
2.everything must go somewhere: humans are the only species to actually have "garbage"
3. nature knows best: non-biodegradable products don't belong in the ecosystem due to the essential
harmony of the ecosystem and compound breakdown.
4. there is no such thing as a free lunch: for every technological gain, there is an ecological price tag.
Physical health (environmental impact) - Answers -25% of deaths linked to environmental factors
-exposure to harmful elements in air, water, soil, and food (cardiovascular and various cancers).
psychosocial health - Answers -mutagens: environmental agents that trigger changes, or mutations, in
the DNA of living cells
-teratogens:mutagens that cross the placenta of a pregnant woman and cause a spontaneous abortion
or birth defect.
, -headaches, dizziness, impaired vision
-cough, shortness of breath, constricted airways
-chest pains.
water - Answers -60% of body weight
-carries nutrients, maintains temperature, lubricates joints, digestion
calories - Answers -amount of energy that can be derived from food
Estimated Energy Requirements (EER) - Answers Daily caloric needs dependant on sex, age,body frame,
weight, height, % of body fat.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - Answers number of calories needed to sustain your body at rest
Sedentary Female (19-30 age) - Answers -require 1900 calories
Sedentary Male (19-30 age) - Answers -require 2400 calories
Low activity Female (19-30 age) - Answers -require 2100 calories
Low activity male (19-30) - Answers -require 2700 calories
Active female (19-30) - Answers 2350
active male (19-30) - Answers 3000
protein - Answers -critical for growth and repair; basic framework of muscles, bones, blood, hair, and
fingernails.
-4 Kcal/G
-20 amino acids, 9 essentials
Carbohydrates - Answers -provide our brain with glucose, basic fuel
-4 Kcal/G
-all carbohydrates are made of a super molecule containing Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.
Simple carbs (sugars) - Answers -One monosaccharide (glucose, fructose, galactose) or two
disaccharides (sugar molecules), (sucrose, lactose, maltose, table sugar).
polysaccharides - Answers complex carbs
