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Nutrition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following nutrients provides energy to the body?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
vitamins
c)
water
d)
minerals
2.
Which nutrient supplies the most energy per gram? 
a)
carbohydrates
b)
fats
c)
protein
d)
water
3.

Which of the following is not a macronutrient?

a)

Fat

b)

Dietary Fiber

c)

Protein

d)

Vitamin

4.
The amount of energy released when nutrients are broken down is measured in units called
a)
grams
b)
calories
c)
ounces
d)
pounds
5.

The amount of heat required to rise the temperature of 1 gm of water by 10C is known as _________.

a)

Calorie

b)

Respiratory Quotient

c)

Specif Dynamic Action

d)

Basal Metabolic Rate

6.

1 Cal (1 kcal) = (a)   KJ

7.

Respiratory Quotient for fat is _____.

a)

0.8

b)

0.7

c)

1

d)

9.4

8.

The energy value of protein in Bomb Calorimeter is

a)

4

b)

7.1

c)

5.4

d)

4,1

9.

Determination of BMR is useful for the assessment of

a)

Renal function

b)

Liver function

c)

Heart function

d)

Thyroid function

10.

BMR is expressed as

a)

Cal/sq.m/hr

b)

Cal/cm2/hr

c)

Cal/sq.m2/hr

d)

Cal/sq.m/min

11.

How BMR is affected by hypertension?

a)

Decreases

b)

No change

c)

Increases

d)

Marginally decrease

12.

Which apparatus is used for the measurement of BMR

a)

Benedict and Roth

b)

Calorimeter

c)

Du bios and Dubios

d)

Metabolometer

13.

Specific Dynamic Action (SDA) for fat is (a)   %.

14.

What is the Glycemic Index!

a)

A ranking system for Fats

b)

A ranking system for Carbohydrate foods and how they affect your blood sugar

c)

A ranking system for Protein foods & how they affect your energy

d)

A Ranking system of vitamins & minerals

15.

High Glycemic Index foods give you what type of energy?

a)

Short term

b)

long lasting

c)

Endurance

d)

Marathon

16.

A low number on the Glycemic index indicates that the food is digested slower?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The main form of stored energy in animals and humans (commonly called fat).

a)

triglyceride

b)

phospholipid

c)

steroid

d)

cholesterol

18.

Something that humans and animals must ingest.

a)

essential fatty acid

b)

conditional fatty acid

c)

cholesterol

d)

trans fatty acid

19.
Which type of molecule is shown?
a)
Saturated Fat acid
b)
Monounsaturated Fatty acid
c)
Polyunsaturated Fatty acid
d)
Cholesterol
20.
What type of lipid is this?
a)
steroid
b)
cholesterol
c)
phospholipid
d)
triglyceride