PORTAGE NUTRITION BIOD121 FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS PASSED
Which external force that influences our eating habits has to do with age, gender, and physical
restrictions?
Health Status
Which external force that influences our eating habits has to do with economics, lifestyle, and
cultural or religious beliefs?
A. Sensory
B. Cognitive
C. Enviornmental
D. Health status
C
List the 2 micronutrients and provide a function of at least 1.
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?
,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?
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.
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.
true
List the two major groups of minerals and explain their difference.
Macro and micro (or trace)-minerals.
Macro-minerals are needed in relatively large quantities and
micro (or trace)-minerals are only needed in small amounts
True or false. If false, explain why it is false.
The GI tract included mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
False: The GI tract includes the stomach, and the small and large intestine
This organ stores bile, which aids in the digestion of fat in the GI tract.
Gallbladder
In what portion of the GI tract does bile digest fats?
A. Stomach
EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS PASSED
Which external force that influences our eating habits has to do with age, gender, and physical
restrictions?
Health Status
Which external force that influences our eating habits has to do with economics, lifestyle, and
cultural or religious beliefs?
A. Sensory
B. Cognitive
C. Enviornmental
D. Health status
C
List the 2 micronutrients and provide a function of at least 1.
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?
,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?
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.
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.
true
List the two major groups of minerals and explain their difference.
Macro and micro (or trace)-minerals.
Macro-minerals are needed in relatively large quantities and
micro (or trace)-minerals are only needed in small amounts
True or false. If false, explain why it is false.
The GI tract included mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
False: The GI tract includes the stomach, and the small and large intestine
This organ stores bile, which aids in the digestion of fat in the GI tract.
Gallbladder
In what portion of the GI tract does bile digest fats?
A. Stomach
