Portage Nutrition BIOD121 Final Exam
2025/2026 Questions and Verified
Answers.
Which external force that influences our eating habits has to do with age, gender, and physical
restrictions? - Answer Health Status
List the 2 micronutrients and provide a function of at least 1. - Answer Vitamins - regulate
body processes
Minerals - structure, regulate body processes
If a fudge brownie has 11 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of protein and 8 grams of fat. How
many calories are in the brownie? - Answer 11 x 4 = 44, 3 x 4 = 12, 8 x 9 = 72 🡪 44+12+72 =
128 calories
The current recommendation to maintain your body weight is 2000 calories daily. You should
not consume any more than 55% of your calories from carbohydrates. How many grams of
carbohydrates should you eat in a day? - Answer 2000 x .55 = 1100, 1100 calories/ 4 = 275
grams of carbs
An individual's health can be assessed using the ABCDEs of nutritional assessment. (1) List what
the each of the letters stands for in the acronym, and (2) give a description or definition of what
the "D" assessment pertains to. - Answer Anthropometric assessment:
Biochemical assessment:
Clinical assessment:
Dietary assessment: evaluation an individual's dietary intake to determine if there are any
deficiencies or other problematic areas
Environmental assessment:
True or False. If false, explain why it is false.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides guidance for making informed decisions related
to both food and physical activity choices. - Answer true
List the two major groups of minerals and explain their difference. - Answer Macro and micro
(or trace)-minerals. Macro-minerals are needed in relatively large quantities and micro (or
, OR
The rectum is part of the GI tract.
This organ stores bile, which aids in the digestion of fat in the GI tract. - Answer Gallbladder
Read the description of a GI problem listed. Name the condition and 1 dietary intervention to
improve the issue.
Hard dry stools that are difficult to pass - Answer Constipation: Increase consumption of fiber
and water.
Examples include sucrose and maltose sugars - Answer diassachrides
A food supplement associated with better intestinal health - Answer functional fiber
Examples include fructose and galactose - Answer monosaccharides
Referred to as non-fermentable fiber - Answer insoluble fiber
Dissolves in the GI tract - Answer soluble fiber
Multiple Choice:
Which of the following is NOT true concerning blood glucose regulation?
Hypoglycemia refers to low blood glucose levels
Normal blood sugar levels are 55-130 mg/dL
Excess glucose is stored as glycogen
High blood sugar is called hyperglycemia
Glucagon is released from the pancreas when blood glucose levels are low - Answer Normal
blood sugar levels are 55-130 mg/dL
Multiple Choice:
2025/2026 Questions and Verified
Answers.
Which external force that influences our eating habits has to do with age, gender, and physical
restrictions? - Answer Health Status
List the 2 micronutrients and provide a function of at least 1. - Answer Vitamins - regulate
body processes
Minerals - structure, regulate body processes
If a fudge brownie has 11 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of protein and 8 grams of fat. How
many calories are in the brownie? - Answer 11 x 4 = 44, 3 x 4 = 12, 8 x 9 = 72 🡪 44+12+72 =
128 calories
The current recommendation to maintain your body weight is 2000 calories daily. You should
not consume any more than 55% of your calories from carbohydrates. How many grams of
carbohydrates should you eat in a day? - Answer 2000 x .55 = 1100, 1100 calories/ 4 = 275
grams of carbs
An individual's health can be assessed using the ABCDEs of nutritional assessment. (1) List what
the each of the letters stands for in the acronym, and (2) give a description or definition of what
the "D" assessment pertains to. - Answer Anthropometric assessment:
Biochemical assessment:
Clinical assessment:
Dietary assessment: evaluation an individual's dietary intake to determine if there are any
deficiencies or other problematic areas
Environmental assessment:
True or False. If false, explain why it is false.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides guidance for making informed decisions related
to both food and physical activity choices. - Answer true
List the two major groups of minerals and explain their difference. - Answer Macro and micro
(or trace)-minerals. Macro-minerals are needed in relatively large quantities and micro (or
, OR
The rectum is part of the GI tract.
This organ stores bile, which aids in the digestion of fat in the GI tract. - Answer Gallbladder
Read the description of a GI problem listed. Name the condition and 1 dietary intervention to
improve the issue.
Hard dry stools that are difficult to pass - Answer Constipation: Increase consumption of fiber
and water.
Examples include sucrose and maltose sugars - Answer diassachrides
A food supplement associated with better intestinal health - Answer functional fiber
Examples include fructose and galactose - Answer monosaccharides
Referred to as non-fermentable fiber - Answer insoluble fiber
Dissolves in the GI tract - Answer soluble fiber
Multiple Choice:
Which of the following is NOT true concerning blood glucose regulation?
Hypoglycemia refers to low blood glucose levels
Normal blood sugar levels are 55-130 mg/dL
Excess glucose is stored as glycogen
High blood sugar is called hyperglycemia
Glucagon is released from the pancreas when blood glucose levels are low - Answer Normal
blood sugar levels are 55-130 mg/dL
Multiple Choice:
