Nutrition and Food Science Quiz

What is the process by which your body takes in and uses food?

• Nutrition

• Hunger

• Appetite

• Food Desert

What are substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy?

• Food Allergy

• Nutrient

• Food Intolerance

• Hunger

What is the increased desire for food that is not based on a physical need?

• Appetite

• Nutrition

• Food Desert

• Food Intolerance

What is the condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods?

• Food Intolerance

• Hunger

• Food Allergy

• Nutrient

What term describes areas where it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food?

• Food Desert

• Nutrition

• Appetite

• Food Intolerance

What is a negative or dangerous reaction to food that doesn't involve the immune system?

• Food Allergy

• Hunger

• Food Intolerance

• Nutrient

What is the term for negative or dangerous reactions in the body to some foods that doesn't involve the immune system?

• Food allergy

• Food intolerance

• Food poisoning

• Food craving

What is the process by which your body takes in food and uses it?

• Digestion

• Metabolism

• Nutrition

• Absorption

What term describes areas where it is difficult to buy affordable high-quality foods?

• Food deserts

• Urban areas

• Rural zones

• Food oases

What are substances in food that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and supply you with energy?

• Vitamins

• Nutrients

• Minerals

• Proteins