DHN 101 MIDTERM EXAM 2025/2026 GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to the main nutrition-related goal of Healthy People 2020, Americans should_ - achieve
and maintain a healthy body weight
Dave's height is 72 inches. What is his approximate height in centimeters? - 183 c
Which of the following conditions or diseases is a leading diet-related cause of death in the US? -
diabetes
A person's ___ is not a major influence for his or her food selection practices - blood type
Which of the following groups of Americans is most at risk of undernutrition? - chronic alcoholics
Biotechnology involves the use of living things to improve manufactured products - true
A person's ___ is not a major influence for his or her food selection practices - political beliefs
Which of the following nutrients is a micronutrient -
which of the following foods is the most energy dense per serving? - chocolate chip cookie
Belle is pregnant and has two young children. She is having difficulty supporting her family on an
income of $18,000/year. Recently, she was diagnosed with high blood pressure and iron deficiency.
Based on this information, Belle should enroll in the _____ program. - WIC
quackery - using a copper bracelet to treat arthritis is an example of ___
who are the subjects in a case-control study - persons without the disease under investigation
persons with the disease or condition under investigation
the participants in an experiment who are not given the treatment being tested are - control group
, experiments using whole, living organisms are classified as in ____, whereas "test tube" experiments
are classified as in ___. - vivo, vitro
pseudoscience - presentation of information masquerading as factual and obtained by scientific
methods
a ___ is a possible explanation for an observation that guides scientific research - hypothesis
dietary supplements are also referred to as - nutraceuticals
epidemiology is the study of several characteristics of health problems in populations including: -
their occurrence and their distribution
which of the following studies involve human subjects? - experimental studies and observational
studies
___ and ___ includes a variety of practices and products that are not accepted by the majority of
physicians. - complementary and alternative care
___ has blood-thinning effects similar to aspirin - ginseng
garlic
vitamin E
which of the following are the major professional divisions for registered dietitians? - food service
systems management
community nutrition
clinical dietetics
alternative health care examples - chiropractic manipulation
homeopathy and naturopathy
massage therapy
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to the main nutrition-related goal of Healthy People 2020, Americans should_ - achieve
and maintain a healthy body weight
Dave's height is 72 inches. What is his approximate height in centimeters? - 183 c
Which of the following conditions or diseases is a leading diet-related cause of death in the US? -
diabetes
A person's ___ is not a major influence for his or her food selection practices - blood type
Which of the following groups of Americans is most at risk of undernutrition? - chronic alcoholics
Biotechnology involves the use of living things to improve manufactured products - true
A person's ___ is not a major influence for his or her food selection practices - political beliefs
Which of the following nutrients is a micronutrient -
which of the following foods is the most energy dense per serving? - chocolate chip cookie
Belle is pregnant and has two young children. She is having difficulty supporting her family on an
income of $18,000/year. Recently, she was diagnosed with high blood pressure and iron deficiency.
Based on this information, Belle should enroll in the _____ program. - WIC
quackery - using a copper bracelet to treat arthritis is an example of ___
who are the subjects in a case-control study - persons without the disease under investigation
persons with the disease or condition under investigation
the participants in an experiment who are not given the treatment being tested are - control group
, experiments using whole, living organisms are classified as in ____, whereas "test tube" experiments
are classified as in ___. - vivo, vitro
pseudoscience - presentation of information masquerading as factual and obtained by scientific
methods
a ___ is a possible explanation for an observation that guides scientific research - hypothesis
dietary supplements are also referred to as - nutraceuticals
epidemiology is the study of several characteristics of health problems in populations including: -
their occurrence and their distribution
which of the following studies involve human subjects? - experimental studies and observational
studies
___ and ___ includes a variety of practices and products that are not accepted by the majority of
physicians. - complementary and alternative care
___ has blood-thinning effects similar to aspirin - ginseng
garlic
vitamin E
which of the following are the major professional divisions for registered dietitians? - food service
systems management
community nutrition
clinical dietetics
alternative health care examples - chiropractic manipulation
homeopathy and naturopathy
massage therapy
