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Nutrition Test Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This organic compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in various combinations

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Fats

c)

Proteins

d)

Minerals

2.

Which carbohydrates are broken down by the body easily?

a)

Complex

b)

Simple

3.
Which carbohydrate is the preferred source of energy for the brain and central nervous system?
a)
Complex
b)
Simple
c)
Glucose
d)
Glycogen
4.
Which carbohydrate provides energy between meals
a)
Complex
b)
Simple
c)
Glucose
d)
Glycogen
5.
Carbs are the most important energy source for moderately high to high intensity exercise.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
Carbs supplies approximately 40% of the body’s total energy needs during rest.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
When a person is working at the RPE scale of 4-5 (65-85% of max) what does the body choose as it perfered source of energy?
a)
Fats
b)
Carbs
c)
Protein
d)
Vitamins
8.
How many calories per gram does carbohydrates provide for energy?
a)
9
b)
6
c)
4
d)
10
9.
A simple carbohydrate that only has one sugar is know as what?
a)
disaccharides
b)
monosaccharides.
10.
Starches also know as complex carbohydrates, are mono, di or ploy saccharides?
a)
mono
b)
di
c)
ploly
11.
What carbohydrate gives the body 0 energy but is still important to body function?
a)
Fiber
b)
Glucose
c)
Glycogen
d)
B12
12.
How many calories of glucose can the body store if it is not used immediatly?
a)
1500
b)
1000
c)
2000
d)
200
13.
Good carbs are high in cholesterol.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
The RDA for carbs for an adult is _____ grams daily?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
135
d)
235
15.

Depending on diet and activiy level peopl's carb intake will vary. Either way it is still recomended that what percent of a person's diet should be made from carbs?

a)

20-30%

b)

45-65%

c)

10-40%

d)

0.5

16.
Which contains 9 grams of energy per calorie?
a)
Carbs
b)
Protein
c)
Fat
d)
None
17.
Which fat is solid at room temps?
a)
Saturated
b)
Unsaturated
18.
Which fat is liquid at room temps?
a)
Saturated
b)
Unsaturated
19.

This type of fat is not recommended to be in your diet at all?

a)

Saturated

b)

Unsaturated

c)

Trans Fat

d)

All are good

20.
In what situation does your body use fat for energy?
a)
High intensity levels 4-5 on the RPE scale
b)
Mid intensity level 3-4 on the RPE scale
c)
Low intensity level 1-2 on the RPE scale
d)
It is the primary source.
21.
In fat if the carbon atom is holding all of the hydrogen atoms that it can, is it a saturated or unsaturated fat?
a)
Saturated
b)
Unsaturated
22.

What is your RDA for calories from saturated fats daily?

a)

1-4%

b)

25-35%

c)

5-10%

d)

5-6%

23.
What is your RDA for calories from unsaturated fats
a)
1-4%
b)
25-35%
c)
5-10%
d)
5-6%
24.
Which of these foods is an unsaturated fat?
a)
Olive Oil
b)
Cocunut Oil
c)
Butter
d)
Palm Oil
25.
How many calories per gram does protein provide for energy?
a)
9
b)
4
c)
8
d)
6
26.
Protein makes up around what percentage of a person's body weight?
a)
15
b)
10
c)
30
d)
5
27.
Protein is made of what?
a)
Carbon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Amino Acids
28.
Amino Acids are the build blocks of what?
a)
Muscle
b)
Proteins
c)
Fats
d)
Minerals
29.
How many amino acids are essential?
a)
20
b)
10
c)
9
d)
8
30.
Both eggs and pinto beans are proteins, what is the difference between them as far as protein goes?
a)
Eggs are and essential protein
b)
Pinto beans are a complete protein where eggs are incomplete
c)
Pinto beans are a essential protein
d)
Eggs are a complete protein and pinto beans are incomplete
31.
Rice and beans are known as a complementary protein, what does that mean?
a)
Together they have all 9 essential amino acids
b)
They are one of the high protein foods people should aim to consume
c)
Together they have every amino acid
d)
They taste good together
32.

Protein is broken down and then helps fuel muscle repair and growth.

a)

true

b)

false

33.
The amnio acids that help repair muscles after exercise are
a)
Isoleucine
b)
Leucine
c)
Valine
d)
All three work together
34.
This amnio acid assists with metabolic function, breaks down fat, and is the primary source of sulfur in the body?
a)
Isoleucine
b)
Methionine
c)
Tryptophan
d)
Lysine
35.
This amnio acid helps prevent herpes
a)
Isoleucine
b)
Methionine
c)
Valine
d)
Lysine
36.
What percentage of calories in a daily diet should come from protein?
a)
10-35%
b)
20-45%
c)
25-50%
d)
30-50%
37.
Most people need to eat how much protein each day?
a)
1 gram per kilogram of body weight
b)
2 grams per kilogram of body weight
c)
1-1.2 grams per kilogram of body weight
d)
1.2-2 grams per kilogram of body weight
38.
What are organic substances derived from plant or animals, which are necessary for normal growth and development?
a)
Vitamins
b)
Minerals
39.
Vitamin E and C are both vitamins, but what is their major difference
a)
E is water-soluble and C is fat
b)
E is fat-soluble and C is water
c)
E makes your fingernails grow and C makes your toenails
d)
E starts metbolism and C starts melatonin
40.
Your body requires sources from how many different types of vitamins?
a)
9
b)
20
c)
13
d)
10
41.

Your body may not function properly if you have too many vitamins.

a)

true

b)

false

42.
This fat-soluble vitamin helps with blood clotting and can be found in liver.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
K
d)
D
43.
This fat-soluble vitamin helps fight infection and promotes bone growth.
a)
B12
b)
B6
c)
B2
d)
A
44.

This water-solube vitamin helps change carbohydrates into energy

a)

B12

b)

K

c)

B1

d)

C

45.
The job of vitamn B3 is to?
a)
Maintain cell membrains
b)
Maintain healthy skin and improve circulation
c)
Maintain vison
d)
Maintain hormone levels
46.

Riboflavn or B2 helps the body ____________?

a)

With digestion

b)

With metabolism

c)

With vison

d)

With urination

47.
Between the two classifcations of vitamins which needs to be in your diet everyday?
a)
Water-Soluble
b)
Fat-Soluble
48.

Why do water-soluble vitamins need to be in your daily diet?

a)

You body needs them to function

b)

They are stored in the body and your body needs to use them for energy

c)

They are dissolved into the bloodstream and used immediately

d)

They keep the body homeostatic

49.
What inorganic elements found in soil and water; ingested by the body after being absorbed into plants.
a)
Vitamins
b)
Minerals
50.

What is the difference between macrominerals and trace minerals?

a)

Macro is used by the body more often.

b)

Trace is used by the body more often

c)

Macro has 2 atom bonds and Trace has one

d)

The body needs macro in quantities greater than 100 milligrams a day, and trace is less than 100 milligrams.

51.
Sodium is a trace mineral.
a)
true
b)
false
52.
This mineral carries oxygen from lungs to tissues.
a)
Iron
b)
Sodium
c)
Calcium
d)
Zinc
53.

Please choose all the examples of simple carbohydrates

a)

Snickers

b)

Gummy Bears

c)

Coca Cola

d)

Rice

54.

Diets high in saturated fat increase risk for? Choose all correct answers

a)

Stroke

b)

High Blood Pressure

c)

Elevated Cholesterol

d)

Heart Attack

55.

Choose all that influence the amount of protein a person consumes.

a)

Age

b)

Activity Level

c)

Gender

d)

Daily Calorie Limit

56.

Choose all the ways that you body can lose water.

a)

Urination

b)

Sweating

c)

Breathing

d)

Bleeding