Nutrition – ECCC questions with verified answers
___ enter the lymph and need transport carriers to circulate in the
bloodstream. Ans✓✓✓ long-chain fatty acids
___ toxicity can damage the nervous system and cause symptoms that
resemble Parkinson's disease. Ans✓✓✓ manganese
____ helps to remove cholesterol from the cells and delivers it to the
liver. Ans✓✓✓ high-density-lipoprotein
____ is made in the liver, is stored in the gallbladder, and emulsifies fat
for digestion. Ans✓✓✓ bile
________ is the application of biological techniques to living cells to
alter their genetic makeup. Ans✓✓✓ biotechnology
A blood alcohol concentration above ________ will often result in
death. Ans✓✓✓ .41
A growing trend in food advertising is to Ans✓✓✓ market heavily to
young adults
A healthy adult diet should contain approximately the following
percentages of protein and water. Ans✓✓✓ 20,60
,A healthy diet includes the key principles of ____. Ans✓✓✓ balance,
variety, and moderation of nutrient-dense foods
A lifestyle change that helps decrease the risk of heart disease is to
consume ___. Ans✓✓✓ less trans fats
A starving person would be in ___ nitrogen balance. Ans✓✓✓ negative
A sustainable food system is one that is Ans✓✓✓ All of the answers
are correct.
About two-thirds of the ___ in the body is found in hemoglobin.
Ans✓✓✓ iron
After a meal, proteins help increase ___ more than they do either
carbohydrates or fat. Ans✓✓✓ satiety
Alcohol is metabolized primarily in the Ans✓✓✓ liver
Americans today consume excessive amounts of ___. Ans✓✓✓ sugar
Amino acids are joined together by which kind of bond? Ans✓✓✓
peptide bond
, An amino acid that can be synthesized in the body is considered to be
Ans✓✓✓ nonessential
An individual who ate home-canned beans and several hours later
experienced double vision and trouble speaking likely has Ans✓✓✓
botulism
An overweight individual's protein needs are Ans✓✓✓ not much
greater than those of a normal-weight person of similar height
An ovo-vegetarian will eat all of the following except Ans✓✓✓ cheese
Approximately how many college students die every year from binge
drinking? Ans✓✓✓ 1825
Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population is employed in
the agribusiness sector? Ans✓✓✓ 5 %
At which sites is the inactive form of vitamin D converted to the active
form? Ans✓✓✓ in the liver and then in the kidneys
chemicals that break down food into nutrient components to be
absorbed are called ___. Ans✓✓✓ enzymes
___ enter the lymph and need transport carriers to circulate in the
bloodstream. Ans✓✓✓ long-chain fatty acids
___ toxicity can damage the nervous system and cause symptoms that
resemble Parkinson's disease. Ans✓✓✓ manganese
____ helps to remove cholesterol from the cells and delivers it to the
liver. Ans✓✓✓ high-density-lipoprotein
____ is made in the liver, is stored in the gallbladder, and emulsifies fat
for digestion. Ans✓✓✓ bile
________ is the application of biological techniques to living cells to
alter their genetic makeup. Ans✓✓✓ biotechnology
A blood alcohol concentration above ________ will often result in
death. Ans✓✓✓ .41
A growing trend in food advertising is to Ans✓✓✓ market heavily to
young adults
A healthy adult diet should contain approximately the following
percentages of protein and water. Ans✓✓✓ 20,60
,A healthy diet includes the key principles of ____. Ans✓✓✓ balance,
variety, and moderation of nutrient-dense foods
A lifestyle change that helps decrease the risk of heart disease is to
consume ___. Ans✓✓✓ less trans fats
A starving person would be in ___ nitrogen balance. Ans✓✓✓ negative
A sustainable food system is one that is Ans✓✓✓ All of the answers
are correct.
About two-thirds of the ___ in the body is found in hemoglobin.
Ans✓✓✓ iron
After a meal, proteins help increase ___ more than they do either
carbohydrates or fat. Ans✓✓✓ satiety
Alcohol is metabolized primarily in the Ans✓✓✓ liver
Americans today consume excessive amounts of ___. Ans✓✓✓ sugar
Amino acids are joined together by which kind of bond? Ans✓✓✓
peptide bond
, An amino acid that can be synthesized in the body is considered to be
Ans✓✓✓ nonessential
An individual who ate home-canned beans and several hours later
experienced double vision and trouble speaking likely has Ans✓✓✓
botulism
An overweight individual's protein needs are Ans✓✓✓ not much
greater than those of a normal-weight person of similar height
An ovo-vegetarian will eat all of the following except Ans✓✓✓ cheese
Approximately how many college students die every year from binge
drinking? Ans✓✓✓ 1825
Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population is employed in
the agribusiness sector? Ans✓✓✓ 5 %
At which sites is the inactive form of vitamin D converted to the active
form? Ans✓✓✓ in the liver and then in the kidneys
chemicals that break down food into nutrient components to be
absorbed are called ___. Ans✓✓✓ enzymes
