Nutrition Test Bank Questions FINAL
Which of the following is important after birth for initiating breastfeeding and can help the
baby acquire healthy microbes? - correct answer Skin to skin contact
At what point of the menstrual cycle is a female most likely to become pregnant? - correct
answer Ovulation
High allergen foods should be introduced early on when solid foods are being introduced (T/F) -
correct answer True
When can solids be introduced to an infant? - correct answer 6 months
A pregnant woman diagnosed with diabetes in the first trimester has - correct answer Overt
diabetes
A pregnant person with gestational diabetes - correct answer Has increased risk for type 2
diabetes later in life
Preeclampsia can - correct answer Damage the kidneys
The term for an infant that is delayed in physical growth or size and does not gain weight -
correct answer Failure to thrive
Introducing fruit juice to a baby's diet - correct answer Should not occur until at least 1 year old
Formula is safer and cheaper than breastmilk (T/F) - correct answer False
All of the following are benefits of breastfeeding except - correct answer Breastmilk has less
vitamin D than formula
All of the following are reasons a mother cannot breastfeed except - correct answer The
mother is malnourished
All of the following should be avoided prior to 1 year old except - correct answer Egg
Adequate intake of which of the following nutrients has been shown to reduce the risk of
neural tube defects - correct answer B9, folate/folic acid
Prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke can increase the risk of - correct answer Sudden infant
death syndrome
How much alcohol is considered safe for a pregnant woman to consume per day? - correct
answer NONE
An organ of common tissue between a mother and a growing embryo is called the - correct
answer Placenta
Which of the following is important after birth for initiating breastfeeding and can help the
baby acquire healthy microbes? - correct answer Skin to skin contact
At what point of the menstrual cycle is a female most likely to become pregnant? - correct
answer Ovulation
High allergen foods should be introduced early on when solid foods are being introduced (T/F) -
correct answer True
When can solids be introduced to an infant? - correct answer 6 months
A pregnant woman diagnosed with diabetes in the first trimester has - correct answer Overt
diabetes
A pregnant person with gestational diabetes - correct answer Has increased risk for type 2
diabetes later in life
Preeclampsia can - correct answer Damage the kidneys
The term for an infant that is delayed in physical growth or size and does not gain weight -
correct answer Failure to thrive
Introducing fruit juice to a baby's diet - correct answer Should not occur until at least 1 year old
Formula is safer and cheaper than breastmilk (T/F) - correct answer False
All of the following are benefits of breastfeeding except - correct answer Breastmilk has less
vitamin D than formula
All of the following are reasons a mother cannot breastfeed except - correct answer The
mother is malnourished
All of the following should be avoided prior to 1 year old except - correct answer Egg
Adequate intake of which of the following nutrients has been shown to reduce the risk of
neural tube defects - correct answer B9, folate/folic acid
Prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke can increase the risk of - correct answer Sudden infant
death syndrome
How much alcohol is considered safe for a pregnant woman to consume per day? - correct
answer NONE
An organ of common tissue between a mother and a growing embryo is called the - correct
answer Placenta
