NHM PRACTICE TEST 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
T/F
The body is composed of mostly carbohydrate, protein, vitamins and minerals - Answer
-False
(the body is composed mostly of water)
T/F
Micronutrients are needed in large amounts and are typically recommended in grams: -
Answer -False
(macronutrients)
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Vitamins are energy yielding - Answer -False
only macronutrients are energy yielding
T/F
Both vitamins and minerals are organic - Answer -False- only vitamins are organic
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No single food supplies all the nutrients the body needs to function - Answer -True
T/F
Essential nutrients can be synthesized by the body - Answer -False
must get them from diet
T/F
Alcohol is not considered a nutrient - Answer -True
T/F
Adequate Intake (AI) is a nutrient recommendation based on observed or
experimentally determined approximation - Answer -True
T/F
On a food label, ingredients are listed from the highest amount to the lowest amount -
Answer -True
T/F
Most absorption and digestion occurs in the small intestine - Answer -True
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the average requirement of nutrient for
health individuals and is only used to assess nutrient adequacy of populations - Answer
-False- EAR
Circular muscles surrounding, and able to close, a body opening - Answer -Sphincters
T/F
The body is composed of mostly carbohydrate, protein, vitamins and minerals - Answer
-False
(the body is composed mostly of water)
T/F
Micronutrients are needed in large amounts and are typically recommended in grams: -
Answer -False
(macronutrients)
T/F
Vitamins are energy yielding - Answer -False
only macronutrients are energy yielding
T/F
Both vitamins and minerals are organic - Answer -False- only vitamins are organic
T/F
No single food supplies all the nutrients the body needs to function - Answer -True
T/F
Essential nutrients can be synthesized by the body - Answer -False
must get them from diet
T/F
Alcohol is not considered a nutrient - Answer -True
T/F
Adequate Intake (AI) is a nutrient recommendation based on observed or
experimentally determined approximation - Answer -True
T/F
On a food label, ingredients are listed from the highest amount to the lowest amount -
Answer -True
T/F
Most absorption and digestion occurs in the small intestine - Answer -True
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the average requirement of nutrient for
health individuals and is only used to assess nutrient adequacy of populations - Answer
-False- EAR
Circular muscles surrounding, and able to close, a body opening - Answer -Sphincters
