Test Bank for Understanding
Nutrition 17th Edition By Ellie
Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes,
Haiyan Maier (All Chapters 1-20,
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 20 - Hunger and the Environment
1. Food deserts are common in high-income neighborhoods because of a lack of convenience stores.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. In the United States, approximately three-fourths of individuals who are food insecure are eligible for food assistance
programs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. SNAP cards can be used to purchase nonfood items such as paper plates.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. In developing countries, poverty is the primary cause of hunger.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. Education is essential to ending world hunger and poverty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. Severe acute malnutrition affects more children throughout the world than chronic malnutrition.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. Blindness is a symptom of vitamin A deficiency in children.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. A sustainable diet consists of more plant-based foods and fewer animal-derived foods.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 20 - Hunger and the Environment
9. A vegan diet has the lowest greenhouse emission impact.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. Pork and chicken have a larger environmental footprint than beef.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Which term defines the limited or uncertain access to foods of sufficient quality or quantity to sustain a healthy and
active life?
a. food insecurity
b. food insufficiency
c. food security
d. food poverty
ANSWER: a
12. Approximately what percentage of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients are children?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 25
d. 50
ANSWER: d
13. Destiny works two part-time jobs to support her three children. Her financial priorities are to pay the rent and
provide healthy food and medical necessities for herself and the children. On the day before payday, when the food
is running low, Destiny sometimes eats a small evening meal to leave more food for her children. Destiny is
experiencing which of the following?
a. High food security
b. Marginal food security
c. Low food security
d. Very low food security
ANSWER: b
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 20 - Hunger and the Environment
14. Tyler injured his back and now works odd jobs to support himself and his young son. Because money is so scarce,
Tyler must purchase food for himself and his son each day using the money from that day’s odd job. Many days,
Tyler goes without food so that his son can eat. Some days, Tyler eats food from the dumpster of a nearby
restaurant. Tyler is experiencing which of the following?
a. High food security
b. Marginal food security
c. Low food security
d. Very low food security
ANSWER: d
15. Which of the following is correct about the relationship between poverty and hunger?
a. Hunger and obesity may exist in the same household.
b. The highest rates of obesity occur among the wealthiest.
c. Providing food to those with food insecurity increases obesity.
d. Even people below the poverty line have enough money for food.
ANSWER: a
16. Madeline’s class has been discussing the causes of hunger and food insecurity. At the end of class, the teacher
reviews what was discussed in class by asking students questions. Today, she calls on Madeline and asks, “What is
the primary cause of hunger in developed countries?” What should Madeline answer?
a. Food poverty
b. High cost of food
c. Excessive food waste
d. Lack of nutrition education
ANSWER: a
17. Which of the following can be purchased using a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) debit card?
a. Toothpaste
b. Seeds to produce food
c. Kitchen disinfectant wipes
d. Aspirin
ANSWER: b
18. Which of the following best describes a food desert?
a. Drought-induced worldwide crop failures
b. Absence of fresh fruits and vegetables at certain times of the year
c. A neighborhood with limited access to nutritious and affordable foods
d. A low-cost, energy-dense snack sold primarily in lower-income neighborhoods
ANSWER: c
Nutrition 17th Edition By Ellie
Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes,
Haiyan Maier (All Chapters 1-20,
100% Original Verified, A+ Garde)
All Chapters Arranged Reverse: 20-1
Chapter Wise (1-20) Download
Link is Added at the End of PDF
File.
This is The Only Original and
Complete Test Bank for 17th
Edition, All Other Files in The
Market are Fake/Old/Wrong
Edition.
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 20 - Hunger and the Environment
1. Food deserts are common in high-income neighborhoods because of a lack of convenience stores.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. In the United States, approximately three-fourths of individuals who are food insecure are eligible for food assistance
programs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. SNAP cards can be used to purchase nonfood items such as paper plates.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. In developing countries, poverty is the primary cause of hunger.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. Education is essential to ending world hunger and poverty.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. Severe acute malnutrition affects more children throughout the world than chronic malnutrition.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. Blindness is a symptom of vitamin A deficiency in children.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. A sustainable diet consists of more plant-based foods and fewer animal-derived foods.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 20 - Hunger and the Environment
9. A vegan diet has the lowest greenhouse emission impact.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. Pork and chicken have a larger environmental footprint than beef.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Which term defines the limited or uncertain access to foods of sufficient quality or quantity to sustain a healthy and
active life?
a. food insecurity
b. food insufficiency
c. food security
d. food poverty
ANSWER: a
12. Approximately what percentage of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients are children?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 25
d. 50
ANSWER: d
13. Destiny works two part-time jobs to support her three children. Her financial priorities are to pay the rent and
provide healthy food and medical necessities for herself and the children. On the day before payday, when the food
is running low, Destiny sometimes eats a small evening meal to leave more food for her children. Destiny is
experiencing which of the following?
a. High food security
b. Marginal food security
c. Low food security
d. Very low food security
ANSWER: b
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 20 - Hunger and the Environment
14. Tyler injured his back and now works odd jobs to support himself and his young son. Because money is so scarce,
Tyler must purchase food for himself and his son each day using the money from that day’s odd job. Many days,
Tyler goes without food so that his son can eat. Some days, Tyler eats food from the dumpster of a nearby
restaurant. Tyler is experiencing which of the following?
a. High food security
b. Marginal food security
c. Low food security
d. Very low food security
ANSWER: d
15. Which of the following is correct about the relationship between poverty and hunger?
a. Hunger and obesity may exist in the same household.
b. The highest rates of obesity occur among the wealthiest.
c. Providing food to those with food insecurity increases obesity.
d. Even people below the poverty line have enough money for food.
ANSWER: a
16. Madeline’s class has been discussing the causes of hunger and food insecurity. At the end of class, the teacher
reviews what was discussed in class by asking students questions. Today, she calls on Madeline and asks, “What is
the primary cause of hunger in developed countries?” What should Madeline answer?
a. Food poverty
b. High cost of food
c. Excessive food waste
d. Lack of nutrition education
ANSWER: a
17. Which of the following can be purchased using a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) debit card?
a. Toothpaste
b. Seeds to produce food
c. Kitchen disinfectant wipes
d. Aspirin
ANSWER: b
18. Which of the following best describes a food desert?
a. Drought-induced worldwide crop failures
b. Absence of fresh fruits and vegetables at certain times of the year
c. A neighborhood with limited access to nutritious and affordable foods
d. A low-cost, energy-dense snack sold primarily in lower-income neighborhoods
ANSWER: c
