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CAI-006.10 ENERGY NUTRIENTS

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

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1.

FORM OF SUGAR CARRIED IN THE BLOODSTREAM FOR ENERGY USE THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

a)

GLUCOSE

b)

FRUCTOSE

c)

MALTOSE

d)

GALACTOSE

2.

UNIT USED TO MEASURE THE ENERGY VALUE OF FOODS.

a)

CALORIE

b)

NUTRIENT

c)

MACRONUTRIENTS

d)

HORMONES

3.

CHEMICALS THAT CONTROL CERTAIN BODY FUNCTIONS AND PROCESSES.

a)

HORMONES

b)

NUTRIENTS

c)

CALORIES

d)

AMINO ACIDS

4.

FAT-LIKE SUBSTANCE FOUND IN EVERY CELL IN THE BODY

a)

CHOLESTEROL

b)

FIBER

c)

LIPIDS

d)

FATTY ACIDS

5.

FORM OF COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES FROM PLANTS THAT HUMANS CANNOT DIGEST.

a)

DIETARY FIBER

b)

CHOLESTEROL

c)

AMINO ACIDS

d)

STARCH

6.

CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE FROM FOOD THAT THE BODY NEEDS TO LIVE

a)

NUTRIENTS

b)

CALORIES

c)

VITAMINS

d)

MINERALS

7.

IMPORTANT ENERGY SOURCES BELONGING TO A LARGER GROUP OF COMPOUNDS CALLED LIPIDS.

a)

FAT

b)

LDL

c)

HDL

d)

TRANS FATTY ACIDS

8.

ILLNESS CAUSED BY LACK OF A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF A NUTRIENT.

a)

DEFICIENCY DISEASE

b)

MALNUTRITION

c)

PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION

d)

DIABETES

9.

PROCESS THAT ADDS HYDROGEN ATOMS TO UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN LIQUID OILS.

a)

HYDROGENATION

b)

TRANS FATTY ACIDS

c)

HDL

d)

CHOLESTEROL

10.

PRODUCTS THAT SWEETEN FOODS WITH FEWER CALORIES AND LESS CARBOHYDRATES THAN SUGAR.

a)

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

b)

AGAVE

c)

HONEY

d)

POWDERED SUGAR

11.

STUDY OF HOW THE BODY USES THE NUTRIENTS IN THE FOODS THAT ARE EATEN

a)

NUTRITION

b)

DIGESTION

c)

ABSORPTION

d)

SATURATION

12.

CHEMICAL CHAINS THAT CONTAIN CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND OXYGEN ATOMS

a)

FATTY ACIDS

b)

AMINO ACIDS

c)

TRANS FATTY ACIDS

d)

FRUCTOSE ACIDS

13.

BODY'S CHIEF SOURCE OF ENERGY

a)

CARBOHYDRATES

b)

PROTEINS

c)

FATS

d)

VITAMINS

14.

FATTY ACIDS WITH ODD MOLECULAR SHAPES

a)

TRANS FATTY ACIDS

b)

MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

c)

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

d)

SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

15.

LACK OF THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS OF NUTRIENTS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

a)

MALNUTRITION

b)

NUTRITION DEFICIENCIES

c)

DIABETES

d)

DIETARY DEFICIENCY

16.

COMPLEX PROTEIN PRODUCED BY LIVING CELLS THAT CAUSES SPECIFIC CHEMICAL REACTIONS

a)

ENZYME

b)

AMINO ACIDS

c)

GLYCOGEN

d)

PROTEIN

17.

CONDITION THAT OCCURS WHEN A DIET DOES NOT CONTAIN ENOUGH PROTEIN AND CALORIES

a)

PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION

b)

DIABETES

c)

MALABSORPTION

d)

ANTIBODIES

18.

BUILDING BLOCKS OF PROTEINS

a)

AMINO ACIDS

b)

ENZYMES

c)

HORMONES

d)

BILE

19.

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS MADE UP OF AMINO ACIDS THAT ARE FOUND IN EVERY BODY CELL.

a)

PROTEIN

b)

CARBOHYDRATES

c)

FATS

d)

VITAMINS

20.

SPECIFIC TYPE OF PROTEIN THAT HELPS FIGHT INFECTION

a)

ANTIBODIES

b)

AMINO ACIDS

c)

ENZYMES

d)

GLYCOGEN

21.

WHICH SUGAR IS KNOWN AS BLOOD SUGAR?

a)

GLUCOSE

b)

GALACTOSE

c)

LACTOSE

d)

FRUCTOSE

22.

WHAT ENERGY SOURCE IS ALSO THE ONLY SOURCE OF ENERGY THAT THE BRAIN CAN USE?

a)

CARBOHYDRATES

b)

FATS

c)

PROTEINS

d)

FIBER

23.

WHICH TYPE OF SUBSTANCE IS BEING REMOVED FROM THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE?

a)

TRANS FATS

b)

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

c)

CHOLESTEROL

d)

CARBOHYDRATES

24.

EXCESS PROTEIN CREATES MORE WORK FOR THE ___.

a)

KIDNEYS

b)

LARGE INTESTINE

c)

HEART

d)

LIVER

25.

Which of the following sugars are considered a monosaccharide (single sugar)?

a)

Glucose, Fructose, Galactose

b)

Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose

c)

Sucrose, Lactose, Maltose

d)

Maltose, Glucose, Sucrose

26.

Which of the following sugars are considered a disaccharide (pair of sugars)?

a)

Glucose, Fructose, Galactose

b)

Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose

c)

Sucrose, Lactose, Maltose

d)

Maltose, Glucose, Sucrose

27.

Often called the "Bad" cholesterol

a)

LDL

b)

BLOOD CHOLESTEROL

c)

PLAQUE

d)

HDL

28.

CARBOHYDRATES AND PROTEINS PROVIDE ___ CALORIES PER GRAM

a)

4

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9

29.

FAT PROVIDES ___ CALORIES PER GRAM

a)

4

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9

30.

FATS THAT ARE LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE; THEY ARE MISSING ONE HYDROGEN ATOM; OLIVE OIL IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF FAT.

a)

MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID

b)

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID

c)

SATURATED FATTY ACID

d)

TRANS FATTY ACID

31.

STARCH AND FIBER RICH FOODS ARE GOOD SOURCES OF THIS NUTRIENT; THEY ARE MADE UP OF MANY GLUCOSE SUGAR UNITS THAT ARE BONDED TOGETHER.

a)

COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES

b)

SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATES

c)

PROTEIN

d)

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

32.

THE FIRST 3 GROUPS OF NUTRIENTS - CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, AND FATS ARE KNOWN AS ___

a)

THE MACRONUTRIENTS

b)

THE MICRONUTRIENTS

c)

NONESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS

d)

ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS

33.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FATS SHOULD BE AVOIDED BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE?

a)

SATURATED

b)

MONOUNSATURATED

c)

POLYUNSATURATED

d)

UNSATURATED

34.

WHICH ORGAN IN THE BODY MAKES ALL THE CHOLESTROL OUR BODY NEEDS?

a)

LIVER

b)

KIDNEYS

c)

INTESTINES

d)

HEART

35.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF FAT SHOULD YOU AVOID COMPLETELY IN YOUR DIET BECAUSE IT HAS THE HIGHEST RISK OF CONTRIBUTING TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS?

a)

AVOCADOS

b)

OLIVES

c)

NUTS

d)

COCONUT OIL

36.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FOODS CONTAINS THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF DIETARY CHOLESTEROL AND SHOULD BE LIMITED IN OR ELIMINATED FROM THE DIET?

a)

EGGS

b)

MILK

c)

CHICKEN

d)

AVOCADOS

37.

TABLE SUGAR CONTAINS HOW MANY CALORIES PER TEASPOON?

a)

16

b)

4

c)

24

d)

9

38.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A TRUE STATEMENT ABOUT WHY WE SHOULD AVOID PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS AND POWDERS?

a)

THEY LIKELY CONTAIN TOXINS

b)

THEY ARE HIGH IN ADDED SUGAR

c)

THEY ARE CALORIE DENSE

d)

THEY ARE NUTRIENT DENSE

39.

ON AVERAGE, HOW MANY GRAMS OF PROTEIN DO WE NEED IN A DAY?

a)

75 GRAMS

b)

25 GRAMS

c)

50 GRAMS

d)

120 GRAMS

40.

WHAT IS THE FORMULA TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH PROTEIN WE NEED EACH DAY?

a)

0.8G per KG of body weight

b)

0.5G per LB of body weight

c)

1.5G per KG of body weight

d)

1G per LB of body weight

41.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FOODS WOULD CONTAIN THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF FIBER?

a)

OATMEAL

b)

FRUIT LOOPS

c)

CHICKEN

d)

STEAK

e)

CARROTS

42.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATES REPRESENTS TABLE SUGAR?

a)

SUCROSE

b)

GLUCOSE

c)

LACTOSE

d)

FRUCTOSE

43.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DISACCHARIDES IS A GLUCOSE + FRUCTOSE MOLECULE

a)

MALTOSE

b)

LACTOSE

c)

SUCROSE

d)

GALACTOSE

44.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FOODS WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF A POLYSACCHARIDE?

a)

BAKED POTATO

b)

RIBEYE STEAK

c)

STRAWBERRIES

d)

CHEDDAR CHEESE

45.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NUTRIENTS HELPS TO DILUTE CARCINOGENS AND ELIMINATE THEM FROM THE BODY?

a)

FIBER

b)

GLUCOSE

c)

PROTEIN

d)

MONOUNSATURATED FATS