Portage Learning Nutrition Final Exam [2026]
Portage Learning: Nutrition Final Exam
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1. What is the difference between hunger and appetite? Hunger is an internal dri-
ve to find food and is of-
ten experienced by a neg-
ative feeling. Appetite is
an external drive to find
food, often associated with
pleasant feelings.
2. Name three of the four types of external forces that Sensory, cognitive, envi-
influence our eating habits and patterns. ronmental and health sta-
tus
3. There are six classes of nutrients. Name the three that Proteins, Fats, Carbs
supply energy.
4. Vitamins are considered both Micronutrients + Organic
5. Define micronutrients Micronutrients are nutri-
ents that are essential to
our diets, but are only
needed in small amounts.
Vitamins and minerals are
an example of micronutri-
ents.
6. If a fudge brownie has 15 grams of carbohydrates, 15 x 4 = 60
2 grams of protein and 13 grams of fat. How many 2x4=8
calories are in the brownie? 13 x 9 = 117
185 calories
7. The current recommendation to maintain your body 2000 x .55 = 1, =
weight is 2000 calories daily. 275g carbs/day
You should not consume any more than 55 % of your
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calories from carbohydrates.
How many grams of carbohydrates should you eat in
a day?
8. There are three states of nutritional health. Name the Desirable nutrition - when
three states. the body is getting the
correct of amounts of the
correct nutrients to main-
tain a healthy lifestyle
Undernutrition - when
the body is not getting
enough of the correct nu-
trients. This can lead to
body processes not func-
tioning properly
Overnutirition - when the
body is getting too many
unhealthy nutrients. This
can lead to chronic health
conditions.
9. An individual's health can be assessed using the A stands for anthropomet-
ABCDEs of nutritional assessment. Give a brief descrip- ric, which is a person's
tion of what A stands for. height, weight, age, etc.
10. The visual MyPlate illustrates that 2 food groups According to MyPlate,
should take up ½ of your plate. What groups are they? fruits and vegetables
should take up half of your
plate.
11. Specific parts of the GI tract include the A. Stomach
mouth, esophagus, ______(A)________, small intestine, B. Large Intestine
_______(B)_________ and ______(C)_________. Other organs C. Rectum
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such as the liver, gallbladder and pancreas aid in diges-
tion but are not considered part of the GI tract.
12. Briefly describe constipation and provide 2 reasons Constipation is when a
that it may occur. person's stool is hard to
pass. Lack of fiber in one's
diet, as well as a lack of wa-
ter may cause this to occur.
13. Sphincters play an important role in the GI tract. The esophageal sphinc-
Name two sphincters discussed in the module and ter is at the end of
using your own words, briefly describe their functions. the esophagus and the
beginning of the stom-
ach. Once food enters
the stomach, this sphinc-
ter prevents it from back-
ing up into the esopha-
gus. The pyloric sphincter
opens to let small amounts
of chyme pass from the
stomach into the small in-
testine.
14. Define the role of enzymes in digestion. Are enzymes Enzymes role is to break-
an example of the chemical or mechanical process of down food particles into
digestion? smaller parts and readies
the nutrients for absorp-
tion. Enzymes are an ex-
ample of chemical diges-
tion.
15. Monosaccharides An example is galactose
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Portage Learning: Nutrition Final Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8v7dtk
1. What is the difference between hunger and appetite? Hunger is an internal dri-
ve to find food and is of-
ten experienced by a neg-
ative feeling. Appetite is
an external drive to find
food, often associated with
pleasant feelings.
2. Name three of the four types of external forces that Sensory, cognitive, envi-
influence our eating habits and patterns. ronmental and health sta-
tus
3. There are six classes of nutrients. Name the three that Proteins, Fats, Carbs
supply energy.
4. Vitamins are considered both Micronutrients + Organic
5. Define micronutrients Micronutrients are nutri-
ents that are essential to
our diets, but are only
needed in small amounts.
Vitamins and minerals are
an example of micronutri-
ents.
6. If a fudge brownie has 15 grams of carbohydrates, 15 x 4 = 60
2 grams of protein and 13 grams of fat. How many 2x4=8
calories are in the brownie? 13 x 9 = 117
185 calories
7. The current recommendation to maintain your body 2000 x .55 = 1, =
weight is 2000 calories daily. 275g carbs/day
You should not consume any more than 55 % of your
1
, Portage Learning Nutrition Final Exam [2026]
Portage Learning: Nutrition Final Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8v7dtk
calories from carbohydrates.
How many grams of carbohydrates should you eat in
a day?
8. There are three states of nutritional health. Name the Desirable nutrition - when
three states. the body is getting the
correct of amounts of the
correct nutrients to main-
tain a healthy lifestyle
Undernutrition - when
the body is not getting
enough of the correct nu-
trients. This can lead to
body processes not func-
tioning properly
Overnutirition - when the
body is getting too many
unhealthy nutrients. This
can lead to chronic health
conditions.
9. An individual's health can be assessed using the A stands for anthropomet-
ABCDEs of nutritional assessment. Give a brief descrip- ric, which is a person's
tion of what A stands for. height, weight, age, etc.
10. The visual MyPlate illustrates that 2 food groups According to MyPlate,
should take up ½ of your plate. What groups are they? fruits and vegetables
should take up half of your
plate.
11. Specific parts of the GI tract include the A. Stomach
mouth, esophagus, ______(A)________, small intestine, B. Large Intestine
_______(B)_________ and ______(C)_________. Other organs C. Rectum
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, Portage Learning Nutrition Final Exam [2026]
Portage Learning: Nutrition Final Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8v7dtk
such as the liver, gallbladder and pancreas aid in diges-
tion but are not considered part of the GI tract.
12. Briefly describe constipation and provide 2 reasons Constipation is when a
that it may occur. person's stool is hard to
pass. Lack of fiber in one's
diet, as well as a lack of wa-
ter may cause this to occur.
13. Sphincters play an important role in the GI tract. The esophageal sphinc-
Name two sphincters discussed in the module and ter is at the end of
using your own words, briefly describe their functions. the esophagus and the
beginning of the stom-
ach. Once food enters
the stomach, this sphinc-
ter prevents it from back-
ing up into the esopha-
gus. The pyloric sphincter
opens to let small amounts
of chyme pass from the
stomach into the small in-
testine.
14. Define the role of enzymes in digestion. Are enzymes Enzymes role is to break-
an example of the chemical or mechanical process of down food particles into
digestion? smaller parts and readies
the nutrients for absorp-
tion. Enzymes are an ex-
ample of chemical diges-
tion.
15. Monosaccharides An example is galactose
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