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BIO 121 Final Exam (GRADED A) Essentials in Nutrition Questions and Answers (LATEST UPDATE) Portage Learning
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Sensory
Cognitive
Environmental
Health Status
Which external force that influences our eating habits has to do with economics, lifestyle and
cultural or religious beliefs?
Multiple Choice:
Question 1
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List 2 micronutrients and provide a function of at least 1.
Your Answer:
vitamins and minerals - regulate body processes
Question 2
True
Your Answer:
True
True or False. If false, explain why it is false.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides guidance for making informed decisions
related to both food and physical activity choices.
Question 6
List the two major groups of minerals and explain their difference.
Question 7
An individual’s health can be assessed using the ABCDEs of nutritional assessment. (1)
List what the each of the letters stands for in the acronym, and (2) give a description or
definition of what the “D” assessment pertains to.
Your Answer:
Athropometric
Biochemical
Clinical
Dietary - evaluation of person's diet to determine deficiencies or issues
Environmental
Anthropometric assessment :
Biochemical assessment :
Clinical assessment :
Dietary assessment: evaluation an individual’s dietary intake to determine if
there are any deficiencies or other problematic areas
Environmental assessment :
FALSE: The GI tract includes the stomach, and the small and large intestines.
The pancreas is an accessory organ.
Your Answer:
False. The GI tract included mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine,
rectum, anus
The GI tract includes the stomach, pancreas, and the small and large intestines.
True or false. If false, explain why it is false.
Question 8
Multiple Choice:
In what portion of the GI tract does bile digest fats?
Stomach
Liver
Question 9
Your Answer:
Macro-minerals: needed in larger amounts in diet
Micro-minerals: needed in small amounts (trace minerals)
Macro and micro (or trace)-minerals. Macro-minerals are needed in relatively
large quantities and micro (or trace)-minerals are only needed in small
amounts
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When blood sugar levels are low, insulin is released from the pancreas
Hypoglycemia refers to low blood sugar levels
Excess glucose can be stored as glycogen
Normal blood sugar levels are 70 - 100 mg/dL
High blood sugar is called hyperglycemia
Which of the following is NOT true concerning blood glucose regulation?
Multiple Choice:
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Excess protein is stored as glycogen
Most adults require 0.8 grams of protein per kg
Plant proteins are high quality proteins
Fish may be consumed as part of a vegan diet
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Extra protein is necessary to build muscle
Which of the following is true about protein and diet?
Multiple Choice:
Question 13
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The BMR is the largest component of energy expenditure
The BMR includes the energy needed for the kidney and heart to function
The BMR increases in older adults
The BMR typically decreases on a weight reduction diet
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the basal metabolic rate (BMR)?
Multiple Choice:
Question 15
Multiple Choice:
Someone with a body mass index of 30 - 39.9 would be considered.
Question 16
Multiple Choice:
Which of the following is NOT true concerning fats and lipids?
Fats and oils in food are mostly in the form of triglycerides
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Lecithin is an example of a sterol
Cholesterol is made by the body in adequate amounts to meet our needs
Phospholipids are another class of fats
Omega 3 fatty acids can be found in walnuts and salmon
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Answer 1:
Nurture
Answer 2:
Nature
Answer 3:
Nature
Nature and nurture both play a role in determining our weight. Mark each statement as
nature or nurture.
2)Your body’s set point Nature
Question 19
Match the following behavior modification strategies with the correct statement.
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from allowed and not allowed to
moderation
C Coorrrreecctt!! Keeping a food diary helps you
lower your fat to the recommended
amount
YYoouu AAnnsswweerreedd Before going to a party, you
decide to keep a low-calorie drink
Question 20
Contingency management
Self monitoring
Cognitive restructuring
Fred: A BMI of 25 is considered overweight, and the desired waist to hip ratio
for males is 0.9 or less.
No she should not be concerned about toxicity. These are water soluble
vitamins that are required daily and have limited storage in the body.
Your Answer:
These are water soluable so likelihood of toxicity is minimal.
Wendy is taking a mega multi vitamin that has B complex and vitamin C daily. Should
Wendy be concerned about toxicity from this multi vitamin?
Explain your answer.
Question 21
Which vitamin(s) are produced through precursors? Select all that apply.
Vitamin C
Thiamin
Question 22
in your hands in order to limit your
trips to the buffet
Correct Answer Stimulus control
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watch TV after dinner and munch
on chips. This evening you decide
to do a crossword puzzle and
avoid the chips.
Correct Answer
Chain Breaking
Other Incorrect Match Options:
Contingency management
Stimulus control
Match the following statements.
Answer 1:
Question 26
Match the hormones to the glands that secrete them and their function.
Glands
Function
Your Answer:
ADH - pitutitary gland - conserves sodium
Aldosterone - Adrenal gland - decreases urine output
**1. Antidiuretic Hormone- Pituitary glands; Decreases urine output
Vitamin D- lack of this vitamin causes decreased calcium absorption and
deposition of calcium in the bones. This results in weak bones that break
easily.
Your Answer:
Calcium - calcium is needed for strong bone development and protection as we age
Osteoporosis develops as a result of a severe deficiency of what vitamin?
Briefly explain what occurs with this deficiency.
Question 27
Poverty occurs in both developed and underdeveloped nations. List one cause of
undernutrition unique to underdeveloped nations and one cause in the United States.
Your Answer:
underdeveloped - depeltion of farmland, war/political unrest
in the US - food insecurity, low income, elderly and children are most at risk
Question 28
C Coorrrreecctt!! Negatively affects iron absorption
Answer 2:
C Coorrrreecctt!! Increases iron absorption
Answer 3:
C Coorrrreecctt!! Negatively affects iron absorption
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Increases iron absorption
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ATP, Carbohydrates, Fat, Protein
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ATP, Fat, Carbohydrates, Protein
Protein, ATP, Carbohydrates, Fat
Carbohydrates, ATP, Protein, Fat
Macronutrients are used as fuel for muscles and cells. Choose the answer that best
describes the energy sources used by the cell starting with the energy source immediately
available.
Multiple Choice:
Question 32
Multiple Choice:
Resistance training will result in each of the following except:
Question 33
List the clinical guidelines for a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.
Your Answer:
Body weight less than 85% normal relative to age/height/gender and a BMI less than or
equal to 17
Body weight less than 85% of normal for this individuals height, age and
gender
A BMI less than or equal to 17
Target heart rate- 187 x .6 = 112.2 bpm
187x .9 = 168.3 bpm
Maximum heart rate- 220 - 33 =187 beats per minute
Your Answer:
Max heart rate is 220 - age
220 - 33 = 187 max HR
Determine the maximum heart rate and the target heart rate for the following individual.
Show your work.
Kyra a 33 year old female
Question 34
True or False. If false, explain why it is false.
An infant small in size, measured relative to its gestational stage would be considered a low
birth weight.
Your Answer:
true
Question 35
Increased muscle density
Efficient use of calories
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A decrease in the BMR
Toned body
Aging- changes, both physical and physiological, that occur in body structure
and function.
Alternate answer- cell breakdown occurs faster than cell synthesis leading to a
decline in body function.
Explain the term aging.
Your Answer:
Aging- breakdown occurs faster than cell synthesis
usual aging - exprected progression of cell death related to unhealthy life choices
Successful again - physical and physiological decreas of lean muscle related to
growingolder but not to unhealthy lifestyle.
Question 39
Tad had been going to the local community center for meals and socialization. He is on a
fixed income and his checks don’t cover more than his medications and his rent. The
Question 40
Multiple Choice:
The increased incidence of overweight/obese children and teens and poor diet habits has
resulted in each the following for this age group except :
Future health risks
Correct Answer
Implementation of a strict diet
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Recommendations for 60 minutes of activity daily
Early development of chronic disease
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Loss of taste
Chronic disease related to malnutrition
Economics
Sarcopenia
Each of the following are physiological changes that occur in the elderly population except:
Multiple Choice:
Question 41
Quiz Score: 93.5 out of 120
community center closed unexpectedly and Tad has nowhere to go anymore. He feels alone
and is unable to prepare his meals.
Using the DETERMINE tool, what 4 factors are putting Tad at risk for malnutrition?
Your Answer:
Economic hardship, reduced social contact, needs assistance, medications
E-conomic hardship
M-edications
R-educed social contact
E-ating poorly