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TEST BANK FOR
Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition, 12th Edition, Carol Byrd-
Bredbenner,
Chapter 1-18 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
1) The science of food; the nutrients and substances therein; and their action, interaction,
and balance in relation to health and disease is a definition of .
A) life
B) energy metabolism
M
C) nutrition
D) food science
ED
2) The leading cause of nutrition-related death in the United States is .
A) heart disease
ST
B) homicide
C) suicide
D) diabetes
U
D
3) Nutrients causing some signs of poor health when consumed in less than adequate
amounts are called .
Y
A) essential nutrients
B) nonessential nutrients
C) nutritional supplements
D) trace nutrients
4) Energy-yielding nutrients include .
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A) vitamins, minerals, and water
B) carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
C) trace minerals and fat-soluble vitamins
D) iron, vitamin C, and potassium
5) Sugars, starches, and dietary fibers are examples of .
A) proteins
M
B) vitamins
C) carbohydrates
D) minerals
ED
6) Which of the following are sources of carbohydrates?
ST
A) Grains
B) Fruits
C) Vegetables
U
D) All of these aresources of carbohydrates.
D
7) Which is NOT a complex carbohydrate?
Y
A) Glycogen
B) Glucose
C) Fiber
D) Starch
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8) Macronutrients are needed in quantities in the diet, as compared to
micronutrients.
A) larger
B) smaller
C) similar
9) Carbohydrates can be described as .
M
A) sugars, starches, and fibers
B) compounds needed in tiny amounts
C) made of building blocks called amino acids
ED
D) inorganic molecules regulating chemical reactions and comprising part of some body
structures
ST
10) An important function of carbohydrates is to .
A) supply energy
U
B) provide amino acids
C) absorb and transport vitamins
D
D) promote growth and tissue repair
Y
11) Which of the following are complex carbohydrates not broken down by digestive
processes:
A) glycogen
B) enzymes
C) fiber
D) starches
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12) Glucose is classified as a .
A) simple sugar
B) dietary starch
C) polysaccharide
D) dietary fiber
M
13) A triglyceride is an example of a .
A) protein
ED
B) carbohydrate
C) lipid
D) vitamin
ST
14) Lipids can be described as .
U
A) sugars, starches, and fibers
B) compounds needed in minute amounts
D
C) mostly fats and oils
D) made of building blocks called amino acids
Y
15) The major form of lipid in foods is a(n) .
A) triglyceride
B) amino acid
C) fatty acid
D) glycerol
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TEST BANK FOR
Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition, 12th Edition, Carol Byrd-
Bredbenner,
Chapter 1-18 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
1) The science of food; the nutrients and substances therein; and their action, interaction,
and balance in relation to health and disease is a definition of .
A) life
B) energy metabolism
M
C) nutrition
D) food science
ED
2) The leading cause of nutrition-related death in the United States is .
A) heart disease
ST
B) homicide
C) suicide
D) diabetes
U
D
3) Nutrients causing some signs of poor health when consumed in less than adequate
amounts are called .
Y
A) essential nutrients
B) nonessential nutrients
C) nutritional supplements
D) trace nutrients
4) Energy-yielding nutrients include .
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A) vitamins, minerals, and water
B) carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
C) trace minerals and fat-soluble vitamins
D) iron, vitamin C, and potassium
5) Sugars, starches, and dietary fibers are examples of .
A) proteins
M
B) vitamins
C) carbohydrates
D) minerals
ED
6) Which of the following are sources of carbohydrates?
ST
A) Grains
B) Fruits
C) Vegetables
U
D) All of these aresources of carbohydrates.
D
7) Which is NOT a complex carbohydrate?
Y
A) Glycogen
B) Glucose
C) Fiber
D) Starch
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8) Macronutrients are needed in quantities in the diet, as compared to
micronutrients.
A) larger
B) smaller
C) similar
9) Carbohydrates can be described as .
M
A) sugars, starches, and fibers
B) compounds needed in tiny amounts
C) made of building blocks called amino acids
ED
D) inorganic molecules regulating chemical reactions and comprising part of some body
structures
ST
10) An important function of carbohydrates is to .
A) supply energy
U
B) provide amino acids
C) absorb and transport vitamins
D
D) promote growth and tissue repair
Y
11) Which of the following are complex carbohydrates not broken down by digestive
processes:
A) glycogen
B) enzymes
C) fiber
D) starches
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12) Glucose is classified as a .
A) simple sugar
B) dietary starch
C) polysaccharide
D) dietary fiber
M
13) A triglyceride is an example of a .
A) protein
ED
B) carbohydrate
C) lipid
D) vitamin
ST
14) Lipids can be described as .
U
A) sugars, starches, and fibers
B) compounds needed in minute amounts
D
C) mostly fats and oils
D) made of building blocks called amino acids
Y
15) The major form of lipid in foods is a(n) .
A) triglyceride
B) amino acid
C) fatty acid
D) glycerol
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