Portage Nutrition BIOD 121 Exam 1
2025
1. True or False. If false, explain why it is false. False: Taste and texture are
the 2 most important rea-
Nutritional value and taste are often the 2 most im- sons
portant reasons specific foods are consumed in North
America.
2. True or False: True
Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and
disease.
3. True or false: False: VITAMINS
Minerals contain both water and fat soluble forms
4. True or false. If false, explain why it is false. false
minerals do not promote
Minerals promote growth and development, maintain growth and development
tissues and cells, fuel the body for physical and meta- or fuel the body for physi-
bolic work, and regulate body processes. cal and metabolic work.
5. Which type of molecule is defined as a substance that Inorganic
does not contain carbon?
6. Explain the difference between Internal and External 1. Internal drive- hunger
drives that influence our desire to eat. associated with negative
sensations like churning,
growling and pain in the
stomach.
2. External drive- appetite
associated with positive
food sensations ,lead us to
, Portage Nutrition BIOD 121 Exam 1
2025
eat when we are not hun-
gry.
7. You are at an "all you can eat'' buffet. On the first 1. The hormones being
pass through the line, you fill your plate with a large released as the stomach
quantity of foods. After eating it, you go back for a stretches is leptin, sera-
second portion of the foods you liked. However, the tonin, and CCK. These hor-
food is less appealing the second time around, and you mones decrease hunger,
place a smaller quantity on your plate because you feel in specific leptin. They ac-
full. Considering the physiology as you eat, (1) explain itvate the satiety center in
what hormones are released (list specifically) as the the brain which creates a
stomach stretches. (2) List the area of the brain that sense of fullness.
provides neural regulation and appetite suppression
to inhibit eating. 2. The satiety center.
8. A is a substance that can promote growth and nutrient
development, maintain tissues and cells, fuel the body
for physical and metabolic work, or regulate a body
process.
9. Macronutrient needed in large amounts
in the body
10. Micronutrients needed in small amounts
11. organic A compound that contains
carbon and hydrogen
12. inorganic any substance that does
not contain carbon
13. Which of the following is an organic micronutrient? Vitamins
Vitamins,
2025
1. True or False. If false, explain why it is false. False: Taste and texture are
the 2 most important rea-
Nutritional value and taste are often the 2 most im- sons
portant reasons specific foods are consumed in North
America.
2. True or False: True
Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and
disease.
3. True or false: False: VITAMINS
Minerals contain both water and fat soluble forms
4. True or false. If false, explain why it is false. false
minerals do not promote
Minerals promote growth and development, maintain growth and development
tissues and cells, fuel the body for physical and meta- or fuel the body for physi-
bolic work, and regulate body processes. cal and metabolic work.
5. Which type of molecule is defined as a substance that Inorganic
does not contain carbon?
6. Explain the difference between Internal and External 1. Internal drive- hunger
drives that influence our desire to eat. associated with negative
sensations like churning,
growling and pain in the
stomach.
2. External drive- appetite
associated with positive
food sensations ,lead us to
, Portage Nutrition BIOD 121 Exam 1
2025
eat when we are not hun-
gry.
7. You are at an "all you can eat'' buffet. On the first 1. The hormones being
pass through the line, you fill your plate with a large released as the stomach
quantity of foods. After eating it, you go back for a stretches is leptin, sera-
second portion of the foods you liked. However, the tonin, and CCK. These hor-
food is less appealing the second time around, and you mones decrease hunger,
place a smaller quantity on your plate because you feel in specific leptin. They ac-
full. Considering the physiology as you eat, (1) explain itvate the satiety center in
what hormones are released (list specifically) as the the brain which creates a
stomach stretches. (2) List the area of the brain that sense of fullness.
provides neural regulation and appetite suppression
to inhibit eating. 2. The satiety center.
8. A is a substance that can promote growth and nutrient
development, maintain tissues and cells, fuel the body
for physical and metabolic work, or regulate a body
process.
9. Macronutrient needed in large amounts
in the body
10. Micronutrients needed in small amounts
11. organic A compound that contains
carbon and hydrogen
12. inorganic any substance that does
not contain carbon
13. Which of the following is an organic micronutrient? Vitamins
Vitamins,
