BIOD 121 - Module 1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025-2026
What is nutrition? - Answers The science that links food to health and disease
What is the difference between food and nutrients? - Answers Food provides energy as calories,
and nutrients are the substances in food that provide material to maintain body
Nutrition includes which terms? - Answers Ingestion, digestion, absorption, and excretion
What is the difference between hunger and appetite? - Answers Hunger is an internal drive
associated with negative sensation, while appetite is an external drive that causes a positive
sensation
What is the feeding/satiety center? - Answers Hypothalamus
What are the dimensions of health? - Answers Physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and
spiritual
What is physical health? - Answers The ability to perform daily functions
What is emotional health? - Answers The ability to express/suppress emotions
What are the two main reasons for food choices? - Answers Taste and texture
What is the main site for digestion/absorption of nutrients? - Answers GI tract
The GI tract consists of ... - Answers The mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, rectum, and anus
What signaling molecules increase hunger? - Answers Ghrelin, endorphins, and neuropeptide-Y
What signaling molecules decrease hunger? - Answers Leptin, serotonin, and cholecystokinin
(CCK)
What is found with leptin in obese individuals? - Answers It is expressed in higher quantities,
indicating a leptin insensitivity
What external forces influence eating habits? - Answers Sensory, cognitive, environmental, and
health status
What are the sensory forces of eating habits? - Answers Flavor (taste), texture, appearance,
moisture, and temperature
What are the cognitive forces of eating habits? - Answers Habits, comfort foods, advertising,
social factors, and nutritional values
What are the environmental forces of eating habits? - Answers Economics, lifestyle,
cultural/religious beliefs, and environment
, What are the health status forces of eating habits? - Answers Physical restrictions from disease,
declining taste sensitivity from age/medication, and age/gender
What does the body use nutrients for? - Answers Promote growth/development, maintain
tissues/cells/bone structure, fuel body for physical/metabolic work, regulate body processes
What are the different classifications of nutrients? - Answers Macronutrients, micronutrients,
organic, inorganic
Inorganic nutrients include ... - Answers Minerals and water
Organic nutrients include ... - Answers Lipids, fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins
Micronutrients are needed in ... amounts - Answers Small
Macronutrients are needed in ... amounts - Answers Large
What are the classes of nutrients? - Answers Carbohydrates, lipids, protein, vitamins, minerals,
and water
What is the primary source of energy? - Answers Carbohydrates
What macronutrients break down into glucose? - Answers Carbohydrates
Digestion of carbohydrates prevents ... and spares ... - Answers Ketosis; protein
Lipids include ... - Answers Triglycerides, sterols, and phospholipids
Lipids are used for ... - Answers Energy, structure, and regulation
What are the functions of proteins? - Answers Energy, structure, and regulation
Which vitamins are fat soluble? - Answers A, D, E, K
Which vitamins are water soluble? - Answers B, C
What is the function of vitamins? - Answers Regulation
How many minerals are macro? - Answers 16 minerals
Are mineral organic or inorganic? - Answers Inorganic
Are vitamins organic or inorganic? - Answers Organic
What is the simples and most important nutrient? - Answers Water
What we eat is converted into what kind of energy? - Answers Electrical, mechanical, and heat
What are the functions of calories and macronutrients we consume? - Answers Build new
What is nutrition? - Answers The science that links food to health and disease
What is the difference between food and nutrients? - Answers Food provides energy as calories,
and nutrients are the substances in food that provide material to maintain body
Nutrition includes which terms? - Answers Ingestion, digestion, absorption, and excretion
What is the difference between hunger and appetite? - Answers Hunger is an internal drive
associated with negative sensation, while appetite is an external drive that causes a positive
sensation
What is the feeding/satiety center? - Answers Hypothalamus
What are the dimensions of health? - Answers Physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and
spiritual
What is physical health? - Answers The ability to perform daily functions
What is emotional health? - Answers The ability to express/suppress emotions
What are the two main reasons for food choices? - Answers Taste and texture
What is the main site for digestion/absorption of nutrients? - Answers GI tract
The GI tract consists of ... - Answers The mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, rectum, and anus
What signaling molecules increase hunger? - Answers Ghrelin, endorphins, and neuropeptide-Y
What signaling molecules decrease hunger? - Answers Leptin, serotonin, and cholecystokinin
(CCK)
What is found with leptin in obese individuals? - Answers It is expressed in higher quantities,
indicating a leptin insensitivity
What external forces influence eating habits? - Answers Sensory, cognitive, environmental, and
health status
What are the sensory forces of eating habits? - Answers Flavor (taste), texture, appearance,
moisture, and temperature
What are the cognitive forces of eating habits? - Answers Habits, comfort foods, advertising,
social factors, and nutritional values
What are the environmental forces of eating habits? - Answers Economics, lifestyle,
cultural/religious beliefs, and environment
, What are the health status forces of eating habits? - Answers Physical restrictions from disease,
declining taste sensitivity from age/medication, and age/gender
What does the body use nutrients for? - Answers Promote growth/development, maintain
tissues/cells/bone structure, fuel body for physical/metabolic work, regulate body processes
What are the different classifications of nutrients? - Answers Macronutrients, micronutrients,
organic, inorganic
Inorganic nutrients include ... - Answers Minerals and water
Organic nutrients include ... - Answers Lipids, fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins
Micronutrients are needed in ... amounts - Answers Small
Macronutrients are needed in ... amounts - Answers Large
What are the classes of nutrients? - Answers Carbohydrates, lipids, protein, vitamins, minerals,
and water
What is the primary source of energy? - Answers Carbohydrates
What macronutrients break down into glucose? - Answers Carbohydrates
Digestion of carbohydrates prevents ... and spares ... - Answers Ketosis; protein
Lipids include ... - Answers Triglycerides, sterols, and phospholipids
Lipids are used for ... - Answers Energy, structure, and regulation
What are the functions of proteins? - Answers Energy, structure, and regulation
Which vitamins are fat soluble? - Answers A, D, E, K
Which vitamins are water soluble? - Answers B, C
What is the function of vitamins? - Answers Regulation
How many minerals are macro? - Answers 16 minerals
Are mineral organic or inorganic? - Answers Inorganic
Are vitamins organic or inorganic? - Answers Organic
What is the simples and most important nutrient? - Answers Water
What we eat is converted into what kind of energy? - Answers Electrical, mechanical, and heat
What are the functions of calories and macronutrients we consume? - Answers Build new
