Nutrition Study Guide

What is nutrition?

• The science or study of food and the ways in which the body uses food.

• The study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields.

• A special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.

Match the class of nutrient with the description.

• Proteins

• a class of energy-giving nutrients that includes sugars, starches and fiber

• Carbohydrates

• a class of energy-giving nutrients that are made up on amino acids, which are needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body.

• Mineral

• a class of nutrients that are chemical elements that are needed for certain body processes, such as enzyme activity and bone formation

Match the class of nutrient with the description.

• Fats

• a class of nutrients that contain carbon and are needed in small amounts to maintain health and allow growth

• Water

• H2O - a nutrient that you cannot survive without for longer than a few days.

• Vitamins

• a class of energy-giving nutrients; also the main form of energy storage in the body

What is a calorie?

• A type of fat

  
  

• A measurement of energy

  
  

• The makeup of water

  
  

True or False:

The amount of servings needed in each food group on MyPlate changes as someone grows up.

• False
• True

Which is the easiest carbohydrate for the body to break down?

• Monosaccharide

• Oligosaccharide

• Polysaccharide

True or False: 

Fats provide some energy and serve as the main form of storage in the body.

• True
• False

Which of the following is a function of protein?

(check all that apply)

• Form new cells

• 
  Maintain tissues

• Synthesize new proteins

Which of the following is a term for "a class of nutrients that contain carbon and are needed in small amounts to maintain health and allow growth"?

• Vitamin

• Mineral

• Water

Which of the following are considered either fat soluble or water soluble?

• Vitamins

• Carbs

• Fats