Exam 1 - Nutrition BIOL 1322 Questions With Complete
Solutions
A complex carbohydrate/low-fat diet helps with weight control
by crowding out dietary fat and also making you feel full for a
longer period of time.
True / False Correct Answers True
A subclinical deficiency is a deficiency is its advanced stages
and the symptoms are overt.
True/False Correct Answers False
After that, food enters the stomach. Here, muscles further grind
up the food. Hydrocholoric acid (HCl), which has a pH of
______________, also works to break down the food we eat.
a. 7
b. 10
c. 2
d. 5 Correct Answers c. 2
After the stomach, your bite of food has to pass through the
__________ __________ before entering the small intestine.
,a. pyloric sphincter
b. bile duct
c. large intestine
d. esophageal sphincter Correct Answers a. pyloric sphincter
Another way nutrients can travel through a cell membrane is by
facilitated diffusion, which doesn't utilize any energy.
True / False Correct Answers True
Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood
back to the heart.
True / False Correct Answers True
Before passing into the small intestine, the food must first be
neutralized. Remember, the rest of the body doesn't like the pH
of things in the stomach. So, the small intestine releases a
hormone called SECRETIN, which signals the pancreas to send
_________________ to neutralize the food and bring it back to a
pH of 7. This process is the 2nd "on/off" switch.
a. insulin
b. bile
, c. bicarbonate (like baking soda!)
d. gastrin Correct Answers c. bicarbonate (like baking soda!)
Essential nutrients are required in the diet because the body
doesn't make them.
True/False Correct Answers True
Fish, beans, nuts, and seeds are good sources of protein options
that also offer less fat.
True / False Correct Answers True
Food then travels down a long tube called the
_______________.
a. trachea
b. esophagus
c. stomach
d. epiglottis Correct Answers b. esophagus
Foods on MyPyramid are grouped by their nutrient composition.
True/ False Correct Answers True
For Type II Diabetes, obesity is a factor in about 90% of cases.
Solutions
A complex carbohydrate/low-fat diet helps with weight control
by crowding out dietary fat and also making you feel full for a
longer period of time.
True / False Correct Answers True
A subclinical deficiency is a deficiency is its advanced stages
and the symptoms are overt.
True/False Correct Answers False
After that, food enters the stomach. Here, muscles further grind
up the food. Hydrocholoric acid (HCl), which has a pH of
______________, also works to break down the food we eat.
a. 7
b. 10
c. 2
d. 5 Correct Answers c. 2
After the stomach, your bite of food has to pass through the
__________ __________ before entering the small intestine.
,a. pyloric sphincter
b. bile duct
c. large intestine
d. esophageal sphincter Correct Answers a. pyloric sphincter
Another way nutrients can travel through a cell membrane is by
facilitated diffusion, which doesn't utilize any energy.
True / False Correct Answers True
Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood
back to the heart.
True / False Correct Answers True
Before passing into the small intestine, the food must first be
neutralized. Remember, the rest of the body doesn't like the pH
of things in the stomach. So, the small intestine releases a
hormone called SECRETIN, which signals the pancreas to send
_________________ to neutralize the food and bring it back to a
pH of 7. This process is the 2nd "on/off" switch.
a. insulin
b. bile
, c. bicarbonate (like baking soda!)
d. gastrin Correct Answers c. bicarbonate (like baking soda!)
Essential nutrients are required in the diet because the body
doesn't make them.
True/False Correct Answers True
Fish, beans, nuts, and seeds are good sources of protein options
that also offer less fat.
True / False Correct Answers True
Food then travels down a long tube called the
_______________.
a. trachea
b. esophagus
c. stomach
d. epiglottis Correct Answers b. esophagus
Foods on MyPyramid are grouped by their nutrient composition.
True/ False Correct Answers True
For Type II Diabetes, obesity is a factor in about 90% of cases.
