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

• Mineral

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

• 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.

Match the class of nutrient with the description.

• Vitamins

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

• Water

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

• Fats

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

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