Nutritional Science

What is the job of HDL?

• Take cholesterol to the liver
• Take cholesterol to the cells
• Take cholesterol to the pancreas
• Take cholesterol to the blood

Ingredients are listed on the food label from least amount to the greatest amount in terms of weight.

• True
• False

Based on the food label, if I eat 9 potato chips, how many grams of protein would I be getting?

• 2 g

• 4 g

• 6 g

• 8 g

Which vitamin enhances calcium absorption?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Vitamin toxicity is more likely with which type of vitamin?

• Fat soluble

• Water soluble

Students in biology class performed a lab to test various foods for the presence of macromolecules. A student recorded the data from the lab, but forgot to label which food they tested. Based on the results in the table, which food did the student most likely analyze?

• grilled chicken

• fried doughnut

• cheese

• raw potato

The muscular organ in the body where mechanical and a bit of chemical digestion take place.

• pancreas

• liver

• stomach

• esophagus

An organ of the digestive system that makes chemicals to help the body break down fats and rid itself of harmful substances.

• esophagus
• mouth
• liver
• stomach

A series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract.

• adduction
• primary wave
• peristalsis
• inversion

Insulin

• lowers your blood sugar levels
• blocks the sugar in your bloodstream from doing what it is supposed to do
• gives you diabetes

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