Question 1

You are involved in a study observing the eating and health behaviors of African Americans across the United States You are conducting a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) Hawthorn study. 
B) intervention study. 
C) epidemiologic study. 
D) cell culture study. 
A) Hawthorn study. 
B) intervention study. 
C) epidemiologic study. 
D) cell culture study.

Question 2

Approximately how many Calories would be provided by a food that contains 2 grams of protein, 8 grams of carbohydrate, and 5 grams of fat?

Accepted Answer

A) 135 
B) 110 
C) 85 
D) 60 
A) 135 
B) 110 
C) 85 
D) 60

Question 3

A device for measuring the amount of energy in a food is called a _____

Accepted Answer

A) scale 
B) bomb calorimeter 
C) energy chamber 
D) Calorie compartment 
A) scale 
B) bomb calorimeter 
C) energy chamber 
D) Calorie compartment

Question 4

Foods are considered "organic" if they are produced, gown, and harvested without the use of most conventional pesticides, fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients, bioengineering, or ______

Accepted Answer

A) distilled water 
B) ionizing radiation 
C) ultraviolet light 
D) greenhouses 
A) distilled water 
B) ionizing radiation 
C) ultraviolet light 
D) greenhouses

Question 5

The number of people who are newly diagnosed with a disease in a given period of time is referred to as the _____ of that disease

Accepted Answer

A) incidence 
B) prevalence 
C) pervasiveness 
D) inclusion 
A) incidence 
B) prevalence 
C) pervasiveness 
D) inclusion

Question 6

To be labeled as "organic," crackers must have at least _____% organic ingredients

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 65 
C) 70 
D) 85 
A) 50 
B) 65 
C) 70 
D) 85

Question 7

What do researchers call the shift from undernutrition to overnutrition or unbalanced nutrition as a society becomes more industrialized?

Accepted Answer

A) Negative shift 
B) Nutrition evolution 
C) Nutrition transition 
D) Positive shift 
A) Negative shift 
B) Nutrition evolution 
C) Nutrition transition 
D) Positive shift

Question 8

NHANES is an intervention study to assess US diet and health trends

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Refer to the figure to answer questions
-According to the figure, the greatest gains in life expectancy occurred _____

Accepted Answer

A) before 1900 
B) between 1900 and 1950 
C) between 1960 and 1980 
D) after 2000 
A) before 1900 
B) between 1900 and 1950 
C) between 1960 and 1980 
D) after 2000

Question 10

What do most cells use as their primary source of energy?

Accepted Answer

A) Fatty acids 
B) Proteins 
C) Sucrose 
D) Glucose 
A) Fatty acids 
B) Proteins 
C) Sucrose 
D) Glucose

Question 11

Which of the following ingredients in a box of toaster pastries would contribute macronutrients to one's diet?

Accepted Answer

A) Water, high-fructose corn syrup, egg yolk 
B) Niacin, folic acid, sucralose 
C) Riboflavin, salt, sodium benzoate 
D) Thiamin mononitrate, soybean oil, sugar 
A) Water, high-fructose corn syrup, egg yolk 
B) Niacin, folic acid, sucralose 
C) Riboflavin, salt, sodium benzoate 
D) Thiamin mononitrate, soybean oil, sugar

Question 12

Control groups in an intervention study do not receive the treatment or intervention

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the name of a searchable biomedical database that can be used to find out important details about the source of a study?

Accepted Answer

A) NutrInfo 
B) StudySource 
C) PubMed 
D) BioBase 
A) NutrInfo 
B) StudySource 
C) PubMed 
D) BioBase

Question 14

What do proteins contain that carbohydrates do not?

Accepted Answer

A) Carbon 
B) Nitrogen 
C) Hydrogen 
D) Oxygen 
A) Carbon 
B) Nitrogen 
C) Hydrogen 
D) Oxygen

Question 15

The first step of the scientific method is to make an appropriate and accurate observation

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Macronutrients include carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and _____

Accepted Answer

A) calories 
B) water 
C) vitamins 
D) minerals 
A) calories 
B) water 
C) vitamins 
D) minerals

Question 17

Professor Eatwell plans to study the effect of zinc supplements on young adults' susceptibility to the cold virus She will give some of the young adults zinc supplements while the _____ group will get supplements that do not contain zinc

Accepted Answer

A) investigation 
B) research 
C) control 
D) experimental 
A) investigation 
B) research 
C) control 
D) experimental

Question 18

How many kcalories would one get from consuming one gram of vitamin A?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 4 
C) 7 
D) 9 
A) 0 
B) 4 
C) 7 
D) 9

Question 19

Refer to the figure to answer questions
-According to the figure, which of the following is an accurate statement? Per 100,000 people per year,

Accepted Answer

A) fewer people died from diarrhea in 1902 than from accidents in 2007. 
B) fewer people died from cancer in 1950 than in 2007. 
C) more people died from heart disease in 2007 than in 1950. 
D) more people died from strokes in 1950 than in 1902. 
A) fewer people died from diarrhea in 1902 than from accidents in 2007. 
B) fewer people died from cancer in 1950 than in 2007. 
C) more people died from heart disease in 2007 than in 1950. 
D) more people died from strokes in 1950 than in 1902.

Question 20

What are Calories and what nutrients provide them?

Accepted Answer

Calories are the units used to

You are involved in a study observing the eating and health behaviors of African Americans across the United States You are conducting a(n):

Approximately how many Calories would be provided by a food that contains 2 grams of protein, 8 grams of carbohydrate, and 5 grams of fat?

A device for measuring the amount of energy in a food is called a _____

Foods are considered "organic" if they are produced, gown, and harvested without the use of most conventional pesticides, fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients, bioengineering, or ______

The number of people who are newly diagnosed with a disease in a given period of time is referred to as the _____ of that disease

To be labeled as "organic," crackers must have at least _____% organic ingredients

What do researchers call the shift from undernutrition to overnutrition or unbalanced nutrition as a society becomes more industrialized?

NHANES is an intervention study to assess US diet and health trends

Refer to the figure to answer questions -According to the figure, the greatest gains in life expectancy occurred _____

What do most cells use as their primary source of energy?

Which of the following ingredients in a box of toaster pastries would contribute macronutrients to one's diet?

Control groups in an intervention study do not receive the treatment or intervention

What is the name of a searchable biomedical database that can be used to find out important details about the source of a study?

What do proteins contain that carbohydrates do not?

The first step of the scientific method is to make an appropriate and accurate observation

Macronutrients include carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and _____

Professor Eatwell plans to study the effect of zinc supplements on young adults' susceptibility to the cold virus She will give some of the young adults zinc supplements while the _____ group will get supplements that do not contain zinc

How many kcalories would one get from consuming one gram of vitamin A?

Refer to the figure to answer questions -According to the figure, which of the following is an accurate statement? Per 100,000 people per year,

What are Calories and what nutrients provide them?

Nutritional Assessment and Dietary Planning

Chemical, Biological, and Physiological Aspects of Nutrition

Carbohydrates

Protein

Lipids

Energy Metabolism

Energy Balance and Body Weight Regulation

Physical Activity and Health

Water-Soluble Vitamins

Fat-Soluble Vitamins

The Major Minerals and Water

The Trace Minerals

Life Cycle Nutrition

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Exam 1: The Science of Nutrition

You are involved in a study observing the eating and health behaviors of African Americans across the United States You are conducting a(n):

Approximately how many Calories would be provided by a food that contains 2 grams of protein, 8 grams of carbohydrate, and 5 grams of fat?

A device for measuring the amount of energy in a food is called a _____

Foods are considered "organic" if they are produced, gown, and harvested without the use of most conventional pesticides, fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients, bioengineering, or ______

The number of people who are newly diagnosed with a disease in a given period of time is referred to as the _____ of that disease

To be labeled as "organic," crackers must have at least _____% organic ingredients

What do researchers call the shift from undernutrition to overnutrition or unbalanced nutrition as a society becomes more industrialized?

NHANES is an intervention study to assess US diet and health trends

Refer to the figure to answer questions -According to the figure, the greatest gains in life expectancy occurred _____

What do most cells use as their primary source of energy?

Which of the following ingredients in a box of toaster pastries would contribute macronutrients to one's diet?

Control groups in an intervention study do not receive the treatment or intervention

What is the name of a searchable biomedical database that can be used to find out important details about the source of a study?

What do proteins contain that carbohydrates do not?

The first step of the scientific method is to make an appropriate and accurate observation

Macronutrients include carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and _____

Professor Eatwell plans to study the effect of zinc supplements on young adults' susceptibility to the cold virus She will give some of the young adults zinc supplements while the _____ group will get supplements that do not contain zinc

How many kcalories would one get from consuming one gram of vitamin A?

Refer to the figure to answer questions -According to the figure, which of the following is an accurate statement? Per 100,000 people per year,

What are Calories and what nutrients provide them?

Nutritional Assessment and Dietary Planning

Chemical, Biological, and Physiological Aspects of Nutrition

Carbohydrates

Protein

Lipids

Energy Metabolism

Energy Balance and Body Weight Regulation

Physical Activity and Health

Water-Soluble Vitamins

Fat-Soluble Vitamins

The Major Minerals and Water

The Trace Minerals

Life Cycle Nutrition

Filters