Nutrition Quiz

The study of how the body uses food.

• Nutrition

• basal metabolism

• peristalsis

• hydrogenation

Proteins that contain all 9 essential amino acids.

• Incomplete protein

• complete protein

• fiber

• minerals

A fatlike substance found in every cell in the human body.

• minerals

• proteins

• cholesterol

• glucose

The body's chief source of energy.

• Protein

• vitamins

• minerals

• carbohydrates

An indigestible material found in plant foods that provides bulk in the diet.

• Vitamin

• mineral

• calorie

• fiber

The process that pushes food through the digestive tract.

• Nutrition

• basal metabolism

• hydrogenation

• peristalsis

A unit used in nutrition to measure the energy value of food.

• Calorie

• fiber

• cholesterol

• basal metabolism

Proteins that do not contain all nine essential amino acids.

• Incomplete protein

• complete protein

• fiber

• minerals

The amount of energy the human body needs just to stay alive and carry on vital life processes.

• Nutrition

• basal metabolism

• hydrogenation

• peristalsis

Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?

• Amino acid

• fructose

• glucose

• starch