food and nutrition- unit 2 Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions
1. anorexia nervosa correct answer: an eating disorder that causes people to starve
themselves
2. binge eating correct answer: an eating disorder that involves rapid eating (or chewing
and spitting out ) of thousands of calories in a short time
3. healthy weight correct answer: the weight that is right for a persons age and height. includes
average amount of body fat
4. obese correct answer: having an excess amount of body fat
5. fad diet correct answer: a quick weight loss diet that doesn't usually work and can be harmful to
health
6. underweight correct answer: a body weight that is much lower than a healthy weight
7. bulimia nervosa correct answer: an eating disorder that causes people to binge then
purge themselves
8. apple-shaped correct answer: a person who stores their fat mainly in the stomach area.
9. carbon monoxide correct answer: a colorless, odorless deadly gas
10. first aid correct answer: treatment given right after an accident happens that helps relieve
pain and prevent further injury
11. antidote correct answer: a substance that works against poison
12. pathogen correct answer: an organism or substance that invades the body and damages
its cells
13. choking correct answer: when an object becomes trapped in someones throat
14. bacteria correct answer: tiny organisms that are founded ecerywhere. A few types can
cause foodborne illnesses
15. foodborne illness correct answer: disease caused by a pathogen in food
16. vital functions correct answer: body
processes that keep you alive examples correct
answer: breathing and heart beats
17. weight control correct answer: keeping your body at a healthy weight
18. mold correct answer: bacterial colonies that look like fuzzy growths on the surfaces of foods
19. sanitation correct answer: the study and use of methods that create a clean healthy
environment
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, 20. cross-contamination correct answer: spreading bacteria to work surface, utensils,
hands, or food
21. explain the health effects of the disease Bulimia nervosa and
the treatment for this disease correct answer: ettects correct answer:
poor sleeping patterns
irritation in throat glands causing them to swell
weakened teeth
deadly lung diseases from vomit being trapped
lose large amounts of water and mminerals which can cause stomachs to
burst treatment correct answer:
help the bulimic break the cycle
help the bulimic eat normal amounts of food
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Complete Solutions
1. anorexia nervosa correct answer: an eating disorder that causes people to starve
themselves
2. binge eating correct answer: an eating disorder that involves rapid eating (or chewing
and spitting out ) of thousands of calories in a short time
3. healthy weight correct answer: the weight that is right for a persons age and height. includes
average amount of body fat
4. obese correct answer: having an excess amount of body fat
5. fad diet correct answer: a quick weight loss diet that doesn't usually work and can be harmful to
health
6. underweight correct answer: a body weight that is much lower than a healthy weight
7. bulimia nervosa correct answer: an eating disorder that causes people to binge then
purge themselves
8. apple-shaped correct answer: a person who stores their fat mainly in the stomach area.
9. carbon monoxide correct answer: a colorless, odorless deadly gas
10. first aid correct answer: treatment given right after an accident happens that helps relieve
pain and prevent further injury
11. antidote correct answer: a substance that works against poison
12. pathogen correct answer: an organism or substance that invades the body and damages
its cells
13. choking correct answer: when an object becomes trapped in someones throat
14. bacteria correct answer: tiny organisms that are founded ecerywhere. A few types can
cause foodborne illnesses
15. foodborne illness correct answer: disease caused by a pathogen in food
16. vital functions correct answer: body
processes that keep you alive examples correct
answer: breathing and heart beats
17. weight control correct answer: keeping your body at a healthy weight
18. mold correct answer: bacterial colonies that look like fuzzy growths on the surfaces of foods
19. sanitation correct answer: the study and use of methods that create a clean healthy
environment
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11
, 20. cross-contamination correct answer: spreading bacteria to work surface, utensils,
hands, or food
21. explain the health effects of the disease Bulimia nervosa and
the treatment for this disease correct answer: ettects correct answer:
poor sleeping patterns
irritation in throat glands causing them to swell
weakened teeth
deadly lung diseases from vomit being trapped
lose large amounts of water and mminerals which can cause stomachs to
burst treatment correct answer:
help the bulimic break the cycle
help the bulimic eat normal amounts of food
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