MACRONUTRIENTS - CARBOHYDRATES

MACRONUTRIENTS - CARBOHYDRATES

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This type of nutrient is needed in larger amounts and includes proteins, fats, and carbohydrates

• Carbohydrate

• Micronutrient

• Mineral

• Macronutrient

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When carbohydrates are broken down in the body they are transported as glucose in the

• Blood

• Kidney

• Muscles

• Liver

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If you consume more energy than you expend your body weight will

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• I don't know

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Carbohydrates are stored in the muscles and liver as

• Glucose

• Glycogen

• Blood

• Lipids

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When Carbohydrates are consumed they break down into ___________ in the body

• Starch, Sugar and Fiber

• Glucose

• Glycolosis

• Fat

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Two types of carbohydrate provide the body with energy. They are

• Starches (complex)

• Sugars (complex)

• Starches (Simple)

• Sugars (Simple)

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What is an example of a carbohydrate?

• Pasta

• Steak

• Cheese

• Tofu

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Select all of the macronutrients

• Fat

• Carbohydrates

• Protein

• Minerals

• Vitamins

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Which of the following are disaccharides?

• Lactose, Sucrose, Glucose

• Lactose, Sucrose, Maltose

• Glycogen, Starch, Fiber

• Cholesterol, Fatty Acids, Phospholipids

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Which of the following are polysaccharides?

• Sucrose & Fructose

• Starch & Glucose

• Glycogen & Maltose

• Starch & Glycogen

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The primary function of carbohydrate is

• to provide energy.

• growth and maintenance of body tissue.

• to aid in transport & absorption of water-soluble vitamins.

• fluid balance.

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The study of nutrients and how the body uses them. The title of this unit.

• Nutrition

• Healthy eating

• Nutrients

• Metabolism

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The starches and sugars found in foods; esp. in plant based foods. They are the main source of energy.

• Fat

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

• Nutrients

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What type of carbohydrate is this?

• polysaccharide
• disaccharide
• monosaccharide
• it isn't a carbohydrate

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How many sugar units make up disaccharides?

• one
• two
• three
• zero

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What atoms make up all carbohydrates?

• Carbon, Sulfur, Hydrogen
• Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus
• Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen
• Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen

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What two monosaccharides make up maltose?

• glucose + galactose

• glucose + glucose

• glucose + fructose

• glucose + glycogen

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Lactose is composed of

• glucose + fructose

• glucose + glucose

• glucose + sucrose

• glucose + galactose

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Which of the following is NOT a monosaccharide?

• starch

• fructose

• glucose

• galactose

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The vitamins and minerals essential for growth and development.

• Macronutrients

• Micronutrients

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

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Which of the following is a food source for a carbohydrate?

• Apple
• Bread
• Rice
• all of the above

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This polysaccharide is important to the structure of plant cell walls, 

• Starch
• Glycogen
• Cellulose
• Chitin

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Which type of carbohydrate is this?

• monosaccharide
• disaccharide
• polysaccharide
• glyceride

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Which type of carbohydrate is this?

• monsaccharide
• disaccharide
• polysaccharide
• glyceride

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Plants store glucose in the form of

• starch
• glycogen
• cellulose
• chitin

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A monosaccharide is a

• carbohydrate
• lipid
• nucleic acid
• protein