Semester 1 Review A

Food provides the calories and nutrients you need to grow and stay healthy

• True

• False

Carbohydrates provide more energy per calorie than fats.

• True

• False

You should drink only 2 cups of water a day.

• True

• False

Extra water- soluble vitamins that your body does not need right away are stored in your body for use later.

• True

• False

Trans fats are good for your body.

• True

• False

Some fats are good for your body.

• True

• False

The crop that constitutes 30% of American farm lands is which of the following crops?

• Soybeans

• Rice

• Corn

• None of the above

Protein foods from plants that contain most of the amino acids a person needs are called _____.

• Complete Proteins

• Incomplete Proteins

• Amino Acids

• Carbohydrates

Protein from animal sources that contain all of the essential amino acids that a person needs are called_____.

• Complete proteins

• Incomplete Proteins

• Amino Acids

• Lipids

Nutrients that are required by the body in large amounts are called_____

• Mininutrients

• Meganutrients

• Macronutrients

• Micronutrients