NUSCTX 104 Final (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Nutrigenomics .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .relationship .between .genes .and .diet
Diet .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Individually .what .someone .eats
Cuisine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Collectively .what .a .population .eats
Physical .Environment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Why .do .we .grow .what .we .do?
.Climate, .soil, .water, .plant .life, .animal .life.
Socioeconomic .environment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Broader .economic .and
.political .environment .affects .access .to .food.
Sociocultural .Environment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Technology, .social
.organization, .and .ideology
Technology .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .society's .technology .interacts .with .other
.aspects .of .culture .(ex. .fire)
Social .Organization .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Norms .that .regulate .relationships
.and, .in .turn, .access .to .food.
Family .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Important .economic .unit .responsible .for
.producing .and .distributing .food.
Ideology .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Accepted .definition .of .what .is .food. .Possibly
.shaped .by .religion, .symbolism.
Sodium .intake .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-High .and .very .low .sodium .intake
.correlated .with .CVD
Evolution .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Developing .a .new .characteristic
Adaptation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Fine-tuning .a .characteristic
Humans .are... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Opportunistic .omnivores
, SAD .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Standard .American .Diet: .Processed .foods, .added
.sugars, .sedentary .lifestyle, .high .levels .of .omega-6 .vs .omega-3.
Microbiome .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Gut .bacteria .that .have .evolved .with .human
.and .dietary .evolution. .Symbiotic .relationship.
Evolution .of .humans .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C/N .isotopes .in .bones .and .teeth,
.tooth .morphology, .dietary .behavior .of .other .primates, .bones/shells .next .to
.hominid .bones, .locomotion .and .skeletal .anatomy.
Ardipithecus .group .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-7-4 .mya, .closest .link .to .other
.primates
Australopithecus .group .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-4-2 .mya, .walked .upright
.regularly, .climbed .trees
Parathropus .group .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-3-1 .mya, .large .teeth, .powerful .jaws
Homo .group .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-2.5 .mya, .larger .brains, .tools, .expanded
.beyond .Africa
The .Expensive .Tissue .hypothesis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Big .brains, .small .guts:
.Brains .are .greedy .for .glucose, .human .brain .uses .20% .of .BMR
Man-the-Hunter .hypothesis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Human .physiology .started .to
.change .about .2 .mya .due .to .increased .caloric .density .from .meat
The .Cooking .hypothesis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cooking .increases .overall
.energy .obtained .from .that .food .by .making .digestion .easier
Homo .sapiens .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-200,000ya-present, .Africa .to .worldwide,
.lived .through .Paleolithic .area
Paleolithic .era .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-2.5mya-12,000ya, .characterized .by
.development .of .stone .tools, .hunter-gatherer .societies, .low .population .density.
Neolithic .era .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-12,000ya, .aka ."agricultural .revolution"
.domestication .of .plants .and .animals
Agricultural .revolution .dietary .changes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Lead .to
.population .explosion, .but .also .less .diverse .diet .which .leads .to .difficulty
.achieving .balance, .nutritional .deficiencies, .risk .of .famine, .infectious .diseases,
.social .inequality.
Neolithic .era .social .changes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Population .growth, .larger
.group .settlements .-> .social .interaction, .not .everyone .had .to .be .involved .in
.getting .food, .food .trade
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Nutrigenomics .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .relationship .between .genes .and .diet
Diet .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Individually .what .someone .eats
Cuisine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Collectively .what .a .population .eats
Physical .Environment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Why .do .we .grow .what .we .do?
.Climate, .soil, .water, .plant .life, .animal .life.
Socioeconomic .environment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Broader .economic .and
.political .environment .affects .access .to .food.
Sociocultural .Environment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Technology, .social
.organization, .and .ideology
Technology .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .society's .technology .interacts .with .other
.aspects .of .culture .(ex. .fire)
Social .Organization .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Norms .that .regulate .relationships
.and, .in .turn, .access .to .food.
Family .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Important .economic .unit .responsible .for
.producing .and .distributing .food.
Ideology .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Accepted .definition .of .what .is .food. .Possibly
.shaped .by .religion, .symbolism.
Sodium .intake .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-High .and .very .low .sodium .intake
.correlated .with .CVD
Evolution .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Developing .a .new .characteristic
Adaptation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Fine-tuning .a .characteristic
Humans .are... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Opportunistic .omnivores
, SAD .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Standard .American .Diet: .Processed .foods, .added
.sugars, .sedentary .lifestyle, .high .levels .of .omega-6 .vs .omega-3.
Microbiome .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Gut .bacteria .that .have .evolved .with .human
.and .dietary .evolution. .Symbiotic .relationship.
Evolution .of .humans .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C/N .isotopes .in .bones .and .teeth,
.tooth .morphology, .dietary .behavior .of .other .primates, .bones/shells .next .to
.hominid .bones, .locomotion .and .skeletal .anatomy.
Ardipithecus .group .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-7-4 .mya, .closest .link .to .other
.primates
Australopithecus .group .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-4-2 .mya, .walked .upright
.regularly, .climbed .trees
Parathropus .group .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-3-1 .mya, .large .teeth, .powerful .jaws
Homo .group .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-2.5 .mya, .larger .brains, .tools, .expanded
.beyond .Africa
The .Expensive .Tissue .hypothesis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Big .brains, .small .guts:
.Brains .are .greedy .for .glucose, .human .brain .uses .20% .of .BMR
Man-the-Hunter .hypothesis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Human .physiology .started .to
.change .about .2 .mya .due .to .increased .caloric .density .from .meat
The .Cooking .hypothesis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cooking .increases .overall
.energy .obtained .from .that .food .by .making .digestion .easier
Homo .sapiens .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-200,000ya-present, .Africa .to .worldwide,
.lived .through .Paleolithic .area
Paleolithic .era .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-2.5mya-12,000ya, .characterized .by
.development .of .stone .tools, .hunter-gatherer .societies, .low .population .density.
Neolithic .era .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-12,000ya, .aka ."agricultural .revolution"
.domestication .of .plants .and .animals
Agricultural .revolution .dietary .changes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Lead .to
.population .explosion, .but .also .less .diverse .diet .which .leads .to .difficulty
.achieving .balance, .nutritional .deficiencies, .risk .of .famine, .infectious .diseases,
.social .inequality.
Neolithic .era .social .changes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Population .growth, .larger
.group .settlements .-> .social .interaction, .not .everyone .had .to .be .involved .in
.getting .food, .food .trade
