NUTRITION NDFS 100 BYU EXAM 2 BYU
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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What are the functions of fat in the body? - ANS fuel storage, cushion, temperature
regulation, cell membrane,transport and raw material, hormone synthesis, nerve impulse
What are the functions of fat in food? - ANS concentrated calories, fat-soluble vitamins,
aroma, flavor, texture,tenderness, satiety
True or False: Fat is the bodies major form of stored energy - ANS true
T or F: Fat forms the major material of the cell membranes - ANS true
T or F: Fat provides no nutrients - ANS False; it provide essential fatty acids, fat-soluble
vitamins, and other needed compounds.
What are the three types of lipids? - ANS triglycerides, phospholipids, sterols
What is another name for triglycerides? - ANS fatty acids
What is the structure of a triglyceride? - ANS 3 fatty acids + 1 glycerol molecule
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, In what two ways do fatty acids differ from one another? - ANS chain length and degree of
saturation
T or F: the shorter chain fatty acids or more unsaturated ones are harder - ANS False; they
are softer
What do fatty acids in food do? - ANS Influence the composition of fats in the body
What does it mean when a fatty acid is saturated? - ANS every available bond from the
carbon chain is holding a hydrogen atom
What does it mean when a fatty acid is unsaturated? - ANS the fatty acid carbon chain has a
place where hydrogens are missing
What is it called on a carbon chain where a hydrogen is missing? - ANS point of unsaturation
What is a monounsaturated fatty acid? - ANS the carbon chain contains just one point of
unsaturation
What is a polyunsaturated fatty acid? - ANS the carbon chain contains two or more points of
unsaturation
What is polyunsaturated often abbreviated as? - ANS PUFA
T or F: The more carbon atoms in a fatty acid, the longer it is - ANS True
T or F: The more hydrogen atoms attached to the carbons in a fatty acid, the more saturated the
fatty acid is - ANS True
What type of fatty acid is this? - ANS saturated
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2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
What are the functions of fat in the body? - ANS fuel storage, cushion, temperature
regulation, cell membrane,transport and raw material, hormone synthesis, nerve impulse
What are the functions of fat in food? - ANS concentrated calories, fat-soluble vitamins,
aroma, flavor, texture,tenderness, satiety
True or False: Fat is the bodies major form of stored energy - ANS true
T or F: Fat forms the major material of the cell membranes - ANS true
T or F: Fat provides no nutrients - ANS False; it provide essential fatty acids, fat-soluble
vitamins, and other needed compounds.
What are the three types of lipids? - ANS triglycerides, phospholipids, sterols
What is another name for triglycerides? - ANS fatty acids
What is the structure of a triglyceride? - ANS 3 fatty acids + 1 glycerol molecule
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, In what two ways do fatty acids differ from one another? - ANS chain length and degree of
saturation
T or F: the shorter chain fatty acids or more unsaturated ones are harder - ANS False; they
are softer
What do fatty acids in food do? - ANS Influence the composition of fats in the body
What does it mean when a fatty acid is saturated? - ANS every available bond from the
carbon chain is holding a hydrogen atom
What does it mean when a fatty acid is unsaturated? - ANS the fatty acid carbon chain has a
place where hydrogens are missing
What is it called on a carbon chain where a hydrogen is missing? - ANS point of unsaturation
What is a monounsaturated fatty acid? - ANS the carbon chain contains just one point of
unsaturation
What is a polyunsaturated fatty acid? - ANS the carbon chain contains two or more points of
unsaturation
What is polyunsaturated often abbreviated as? - ANS PUFA
T or F: The more carbon atoms in a fatty acid, the longer it is - ANS True
T or F: The more hydrogen atoms attached to the carbons in a fatty acid, the more saturated the
fatty acid is - ANS True
What type of fatty acid is this? - ANS saturated
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