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Nutrition Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carbs, Fats, and Proteins are energy-providing nutrients. In what form is the energy measured?

a)
Grams
b)
Calories
c)
Weight
d)
Size
2.

Which of the following are considered "micronutrients"?

a)
Vitamins and Minerals
b)
Carbohydrates and Fats
c)
Amino Acids and Fiber
d)
Protein and Carbohydrates
3.

What is a function of fat in your body?

a)
It helps to transport other nutrients to where it's needed in the body
b)
It is a source of energy
c)
It effects cholesterol levels
d)
ALL of the above
4.

Define "hydrogenation"

a)
When food such as fruit or vegetables are dried
b)
The process of removing nutrients from meat products
c)
When hyrogen atoms are added to an unsaturated fat, creating a trans fat
d)
The process of adding unsaturated fats to saturated fats
5.

What do people tend to eat more of when they cut fat out of their diet?

a)
Carbohydrates such as sugar
b)
Water
c)
Smoothies
d)
Protein such as protein powder
6.

True/False: Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs by adulthood.

a)
True
b)
False
7.

True/False: Unsaturated Fats are healthier than Saturated Fats?

a)
True
b)
False
8.

True/False: Excess HDL Cholesterol clogs arteries.

a)
True
b)
False
9.

What does protein do for your body?

a)
Prevent Covid
b)
Help you sing better
c)
Build/repair muscle
d)
Transports fatty acids
10.

How many amino acids does your body need to get from food to function properly?

a)
7
b)
9
c)
21
d)
28
11.

What makes a protein incomplete?

a)
It broke up with it's partner
b)
It isn't made out of meat
c)
It doesn't have all of the complex carbohydrates
d)
It's missing 1 or more essential amino acids
12.

Why are the ESSENTIAL amino acids so important?

a)
They help you get carbohydrates
b)
They help you digest fiber
c)
The body doesn't make them, so we need to get them from food.
d)
Because Ms. Ketels said so
13.

How can a vegetarian get all the essential amino acids they need since they don't eat meat?

a)
Change their lifestyle and eat meat
b)
By eating quinoa
c)
Drink more protein shakes
d)
Attend Ms. Ketels class to learn how
14.

How can you determine how many grams of protein you need daily?

a)
By guessing
b)
By eating the same amount as my friend
c)
By mulitplying my body weight by 0.4
d)
By dividing my body weight in half
15.

True/False: Complex Carbohydrates are "complex" because they are hard to understand.

a)
True
b)
False
16.

What makes a carbohydrate complex?

a)
It's has harder vocabulary words
b)
The longer it takes for the body to digest it and turn it into glucose (blood sugar)
c)
How long it takes to chew
d)
It's relationship status
17.

What is a health benefit of dietary fiber?

a)
It makes you smarter
b)
It may reduce blood cholesterol levels
c)
It gives you all your amino acids
18.

Which two monosaccharides create sucrose?

a)
glucose + glucose
b)
fructose + fructose
c)
glucose + fructose
d)
maltose + maltose
19.

Which two monosaccharides create lactose?

a)
glucose + glucose
b)
glucose + galactose
c)
glucose + fructose
d)
maltose + maltose
20.

Which two monosaccharides create maltose?

a)
glucose + glucose
b)
glucose + galactose
c)
glucose + fructose
d)
maltose + maltose
21.

Define empty calories:

a)
Calories from macronutrients with no other nutritional value
b)
Sad carbohydrates
c)
Foods with only protein
d)
Stolen nutrients
22.

Which product is an example of an empty calorie food?

a)
A yogurt
b)
A salad
c)
An apple
d)
A soda