NUTR3000 Quiz 1 (Latest Update 2026 /
2027) Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct
Where do we manufacture cholesterol - correct answer in the liver --> not
essential to consume
Cholesterol is used in producing what in the body - correct answer steroid
hormones and vitamin D
Odixation of LDL increases risk of - correct answer atherosclerosis and heart
disease
Cholesterol opinions then and now - correct answer then-used to think we didn't
want to consume any type of cholesterol
,Now-consumed in diet has a negligible effect, decreasing trans and sat fatty acids
will have more of a positive effect
What happens when LDL is oxidized and how does this cause health risk - correct
answer they form plaques, leads to atherosclerosis (narrowing of the artieries)
# of essential and non essential proteins - correct answer 9 essential, 11 non
essential
Functions of proteins (7) - correct answer -structure
-transport
-enzyme function
-hormone function
-immune function
, -ph balance
-energy availability
Biological value - correct answer measure of absorbed protein from a food (how
readily the broken down protein can be used for protein synthesis)
What foods tend to be high in biological value - correct answer animal products
Polypeptide # aa - correct answer >50aa
Protein # aa - correct answer > 100 aa
Structure of a protein - correct answer CHO with an N group
2027) Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct
Where do we manufacture cholesterol - correct answer in the liver --> not
essential to consume
Cholesterol is used in producing what in the body - correct answer steroid
hormones and vitamin D
Odixation of LDL increases risk of - correct answer atherosclerosis and heart
disease
Cholesterol opinions then and now - correct answer then-used to think we didn't
want to consume any type of cholesterol
,Now-consumed in diet has a negligible effect, decreasing trans and sat fatty acids
will have more of a positive effect
What happens when LDL is oxidized and how does this cause health risk - correct
answer they form plaques, leads to atherosclerosis (narrowing of the artieries)
# of essential and non essential proteins - correct answer 9 essential, 11 non
essential
Functions of proteins (7) - correct answer -structure
-transport
-enzyme function
-hormone function
-immune function
, -ph balance
-energy availability
Biological value - correct answer measure of absorbed protein from a food (how
readily the broken down protein can be used for protein synthesis)
What foods tend to be high in biological value - correct answer animal products
Polypeptide # aa - correct answer >50aa
Protein # aa - correct answer > 100 aa
Structure of a protein - correct answer CHO with an N group
