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FNW-03 Food Choice Influences

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of an environmental influence on food choice? (FNW-03.1 )

a)

sadness

b)

climate

c)

Judaism

d)

cost

2.

If a person chooses to eat a food because it reminds them of a pleasant experience, that is an example of what kind of influence on food choice?(FNW-03.2 )

a)

emotional

b)

intellectual

c)

physical

d)

economic

3.

What is the formal name of the features on your tongue where taste buds are located? (FNW-03.1 )

a)

ulcers

b)

organic

c)

papillae

d)

enzymes

4.

Which IS NOT one of the things your taste buds detect? (FNW-03.1 )

a)

taste

b)

texture

c)

temperature

d)

tension

5.

Which of the following is one of the primary diseases that can affect food choices? (FNW-03.1 )

a)

diabetes

b)

appendicitis

c)

measles

d)

pneumonia

6.

A reaction to a food caused by an inability to digest or process a food is a: (FNW-03.1 )

a)

food allergy

b)

food intolerance

c)

food poisoning

d)

food preference

7.

A reaction to a food that involves an immune response is a: (FNW-03.1 )

a)

food allergy

b)

food intolerance

c)

food poisoning

d)

food preference

8.

The government agency that has the most influence on your food choices is: (FNW-03.6 )

a)

APHIS

b)

USDA

c)

FSA

d)

CDC

9.

Why do many people choose organic foods? (FNW-03.4 )

a)

They believe the food is safer

b)

They believe the food more healthful

c)

They believe its production is less harmful to the environment

d)

All of these

10.

Which is a clear example of an economic factor affecting food choice? (FNW-03.7 )

a)

total price

b)

equipment needed for preparation

c)

local production

d)

unpleasant memory association

11.

Appetite, emotions, persuasion, stress and personal likes and dislikes are a(s) _____________________ on your food choices.(FNW-3.2 )

a)

Economic influence

b)

psychological influence

c)

cultural influence

d)

intellectual influence

12.

Ethnicity, religious, social groups, customs, and tradition are a (FNW-3.5 )

a)

physiological influence

b)

psychological influence

c)

Cultural influence

d)

Situational/social influence

13.

Ecological factors, climate, land available, geography, and local agriculture are (FNW-3.8 )

a)

media

b)

economic

c)

environmental

d)

technological

14.

Eating convenience foods because a person doesn't know how to cook is an example of which factor affecting food choices? (FNW-3.4 )

a)

economic influences

b)

Intellectual factors

c)

psychological influences

d)

emotional influences

15.

Choosing to eat a frozen pizza at home with friends and family when a parent just became unemployed helps meet which type of need? (FNW-3.7 )

a)

economic

b)

emotional

c)

hungar

d)

intellectual

16.

Picking a certain brand of bottled water because of the attractive celebrity in the advertisement is what type of food influence? (FNW-3.2 )

a)

economic

b)

environmental

c)

emotional

d)

technological

17.

Eating ice cream after a breakup is an example of a psychological influence on a food choice. (FNW-3.2 )

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

The doctor tells you that you have high blood pressure. He suggests you limit sodium in your diet. This is an example of both physical and intellectual influences on your food choices: (FNW-3)

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Your ________ tells you when you're hungry. (FNW-3.3)

a)

Mother

b)

Best Friend

c)

Brain

d)

God

20.

If a traditionally warm area of the U.S. has unexpected cold weather, which causes all of the areas blueberry farms to lose their crops, this has to do with what type of external influence? (FNW-3.8 )

a)

Media

b)

Ecological

c)

Environmental

d)

Technological

21.

True or False: Hunger and Appetite are the same thing (FNW-3 )

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The ways government affects your food choices are: (FNW-3.6)

a)

Inspecting meats to ensure they're free of metals or dangerous materials

b)

Ensuring that food-borne illnesses are controlled quickly

c)

Making sure that food additives aren't harmful

d)

Verifying that food processing facilities are clean

e)

All of these

23.

The agency that does the most to ensure that food additives are safe for most people is: (FNW-3.6)

a)

APHIS

b)

FDA

c)

CDC

d)

USDA

24.

You can have an appetite without really being hungry. (FNW-03.3)

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Learning new low-fat recipes is an example of an ________ factor that affects food choices. (FNW-03.4 )

a)

emotional

b)

economic

c)

insoluble

d)

intellectual

26.

The most common spiritual or religious food restriction is.... (FNW-3.5)

a)

eating a lot of a certain food to celebrate religious holidays

b)

sacrificing certain foods in praise

c)

avoiding certain foods, or being sure the food is produced a certain way

d)

vegetarianism

27.

Sandy chose to purchase Glutano brand pretzels because she saw Kourtney Kardashian eating them on KUWK. This choice is most likely affected by which influence? (FNW-3.3)

a)

situational

b)

psychological

c)

technological

d)

cultural

28.

Mary does not eat pork because of her religion. This choice is most likely effected by which influence? (FNW-3.5)

a)

situational

b)

media

c)

technological

d)

cultural

29.

Which one of the following is an example of a seasonal food? (FNW-3.8)

a)

Strawberries

b)

yogurt

c)

pork

d)

milk

30.

Lactose intolerance means you can't eat... (FNW-3.1)

a)

meat

b)

dairy

c)

fruit

d)

legumes

31.

How many flavors can humans taste? (FNW-3.1)

a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
20
32.

For much of history which of these factors had the most influence on what food was available? (FNW-3.8)

a)
hunger
b)
geography
c)
satiety
d)
industrial revolution
33.

What is a food allergy? (FNW-3.1)

a)

This occurs when a person's immune system has a sensitive reaction to specific foods, which causes severe or life threatening symptoms that happen very quickly after a food has been eaten.

b)

This is a long term condition where after several hours or days, certain foods that cause a person to feel unwell and have a range of symptoms but is not usually life threatening and does not involve the immune system.

34.

Media is an external influence on a person's food choices.  Which example is from the media? (FNW-3.3)

a)
Food Processing
b)
Climate
c)
Farmland
d)
Commercials