NUSCTX 10 MIDTERM 1, NUSCTX PRACTICE
TEST,
NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES UC BERKELEY
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Which of the following foods will result is the greatest glycemic response when
consumed? a. Hamburger
b. Green beans
c. White bread
d. Peanuts
e. Whole wheat pasta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ c. white bread
Which of the following will result in the greatest post-prandial (after meals)
increase in metabolic rate (assuming equal calorie intake of each)? a. Bread
b. Butter
c. Potato chips
d. Apples
e. Milk - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. milk
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,Which of the following is/are true about blood glucose?
a. It is the primary fuel for the central nervous system.
b. Decreased levels stimulate insulin secretion.
c. Increased levels stimulate glucagon secretion.
d. It increases during fasting.
e. Two of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ a. it is primary fuel for the
central nervous system
18. Glycogen
a. Is the storage form of carbohydrate in humans.
b. Is stored in muscle and adipose tissue.
c. Is associated with excessive body fat.
d. Storage increases with increased carbohydrate consumption.
e. Two of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. two of the above
What tissue stores glycogen? a. Adipose
b. Kidney
c. Brain
d. Muscle
e. Heart - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ d. muscle
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,In response to long-term calorie restriction, there is an increase in
a. Insulin levels in the blood.
b. Thyroid hormone levels in blood.
c. Insulin-like growth factor levels in blood.
d. Reproductive hormone levels and fertility.
e. None of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. none of the above
Many people attempt to lose weight and a. Most who manage to lose weight
initially, succeed at keeping the weight
off for a long time.
b. Managing to lose weight by reducing calorie intake, and then returning to
the previous calorie intake, but not above, the initial weight loss will be
maintained indefinitely.
c. The more weight lost, the easier it is to lose more, since the body gets
used to reduced food intake.
d. After losing a few pounds, weight loss tends to accelerate, because
adrenaline and leptin increase, which increase metabolic rate.
e. Individuals who maintain more than 30 pounds of weight loss for more
than 5 years tend to expend ~3,000 calories of voluntary activity per week
(roughly equal to 4 m walking/day). - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. Individuals
who maintain more than 30 pounds of weight loss for more than 5 years tend to
expend ~3,000 calories of voluntary activity per week (roughly equal to 4 m
walking/day).
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, The number of calories that people burn every day may differ because of
a. Differences in lean body mass (e.g., muscle tissue).
b. Differences in genetics.
c. Differences in voluntary exercise patterns.
d. Whether the person has recently gained or lost weight.
e. All the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. all of above
Programmed physiologic adaptations to protein- calorie insufficiency may
underlie some health- related problems in humans, including a. Impaired growth
in malnourished children and adolescents.
b. Lower bone mass in women than men.
c. Low sex hormone levels and loss of menstrual periods in women with
low body weight.
d. Higher rate of lean tissue loss after 2 weeks of weight loss diets in obese
people, compared to the rate during the first few days of dieting.
e. a and c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. a and c
Phase 1 of prolonged fasting (the first several days) includes
a. Adipose tissue synthesis of fatty acids and their storage as fat.
b. Glycogen depletion in liver.
c. Very little loss of lean tissue such as muscle protein.
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TEST,
NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES UC BERKELEY
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Which of the following foods will result is the greatest glycemic response when
consumed? a. Hamburger
b. Green beans
c. White bread
d. Peanuts
e. Whole wheat pasta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ c. white bread
Which of the following will result in the greatest post-prandial (after meals)
increase in metabolic rate (assuming equal calorie intake of each)? a. Bread
b. Butter
c. Potato chips
d. Apples
e. Milk - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. milk
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,Which of the following is/are true about blood glucose?
a. It is the primary fuel for the central nervous system.
b. Decreased levels stimulate insulin secretion.
c. Increased levels stimulate glucagon secretion.
d. It increases during fasting.
e. Two of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ a. it is primary fuel for the
central nervous system
18. Glycogen
a. Is the storage form of carbohydrate in humans.
b. Is stored in muscle and adipose tissue.
c. Is associated with excessive body fat.
d. Storage increases with increased carbohydrate consumption.
e. Two of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. two of the above
What tissue stores glycogen? a. Adipose
b. Kidney
c. Brain
d. Muscle
e. Heart - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ d. muscle
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,In response to long-term calorie restriction, there is an increase in
a. Insulin levels in the blood.
b. Thyroid hormone levels in blood.
c. Insulin-like growth factor levels in blood.
d. Reproductive hormone levels and fertility.
e. None of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. none of the above
Many people attempt to lose weight and a. Most who manage to lose weight
initially, succeed at keeping the weight
off for a long time.
b. Managing to lose weight by reducing calorie intake, and then returning to
the previous calorie intake, but not above, the initial weight loss will be
maintained indefinitely.
c. The more weight lost, the easier it is to lose more, since the body gets
used to reduced food intake.
d. After losing a few pounds, weight loss tends to accelerate, because
adrenaline and leptin increase, which increase metabolic rate.
e. Individuals who maintain more than 30 pounds of weight loss for more
than 5 years tend to expend ~3,000 calories of voluntary activity per week
(roughly equal to 4 m walking/day). - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. Individuals
who maintain more than 30 pounds of weight loss for more than 5 years tend to
expend ~3,000 calories of voluntary activity per week (roughly equal to 4 m
walking/day).
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, The number of calories that people burn every day may differ because of
a. Differences in lean body mass (e.g., muscle tissue).
b. Differences in genetics.
c. Differences in voluntary exercise patterns.
d. Whether the person has recently gained or lost weight.
e. All the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. all of above
Programmed physiologic adaptations to protein- calorie insufficiency may
underlie some health- related problems in humans, including a. Impaired growth
in malnourished children and adolescents.
b. Lower bone mass in women than men.
c. Low sex hormone levels and loss of menstrual periods in women with
low body weight.
d. Higher rate of lean tissue loss after 2 weeks of weight loss diets in obese
people, compared to the rate during the first few days of dieting.
e. a and c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ e. a and c
Phase 1 of prolonged fasting (the first several days) includes
a. Adipose tissue synthesis of fatty acids and their storage as fat.
b. Glycogen depletion in liver.
c. Very little loss of lean tissue such as muscle protein.
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