Exam 1: The Macronutrients

The four categories of carbohydrates include all of the following except:

__________ is classified as a derived lipid.

The process of hydrolysis changes liquid oils to semisolid compounds.

A key point from the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee concluded that drinking a reasonable amount of this beverage is associated with minimal health risk __________.

Symptoms of hypoglycemia include weakness, hunger, and dizziness.

An amino group shifts from a donor amino acid to an acceptor acid and the acceptor becomes a new amino acid in a process called __________.

Only animals manufacture proteins that contain essential amino acids.

Glucose may be synthesized from __________.

The main source of dietary cholesterol is plant food.

Fructose and lactose are two simple sugars that have the same chemical formula as glucose.

Lipoproteins __________.

Which of the following is a rich dietary source of saturated fatty acids?

The body can obtain more energy from protein than it can from an equal amount of lipids.

Saturated fatty acids contain only single bonds between carbon atoms.

Amino acid molecules lose their nitrogen (amine group) in the liver via a process called __________.

Consumption of sugary beverages increases the risk of the following diseases except __________.

Lipid constitutes the ideal cellular fuel because each molecule carries large quantities of __________.

Pescovegetarians are at a lower colorectal cancer risk than strict vegetarians.

All nutrients contain carbon except water and vitamins.

__________ serves as the major source of carbohydrate energy for active muscles during exercise.