FSHN Exam 2 – Food Science and Human Nutrition – Review Notes and Practice
Material
Which of the following groups are the MOST vulnerable to dehydration?
A) infants and the elderly B) adolescents and children
C) infants and pregnant women D) pregnant women and the elderly - correct answer ✔✔infants
and the elderly
Which of the following explains why folate is critical to the health of a newly conceived embryo?
A) Folate is essential for maintaining proper fluid balance.
B) Folate regulates bone formation.
C) Folate is essential for heart function.
D) Folate is needed for proper cell division. - correct answer ✔✔Folate is needed for proper cell
division.
The human body can synthesize which of the following vitamins?
A) vitamin K B) vitamin E C) vitamin C
D) thiamin - correct answer ✔✔vitamin K
A major dietary source of iodine worldwide is
A) dairy products.
C) iodized table salt.
B) fruits and vegetables. D) salt water fish. - correct answer ✔✔iodized table salt.
,Matt has just been diagnosed with hypertension, and his physician has instructed him to reduce
his sodium intake. Which of the following would be good advice for Matt?
A) Snack on fresh fruits and vegetables instead of salty snacks. B) Do not rinse canned beans
with cold water before eating. C) Eat canned creamed corn instead of fresh.
D) Eat a variety of canned and dried soups. - correct answer ✔✔Snack on fresh fruits and
vegetables instead of salty snacks.
What is the most common nutrient deficiency, worldwide?
A) iron B) vitamin B12 C) folate D) calcium - correct answer ✔✔iron
Premilk, which is rich in immune factors and protein, is also known by what name?
A) hindmilk B) foremilk
C) meconium D) colostrum - correct answer ✔✔colostrum
Good sources of riboflavin include
A) potatoes, carrots, and bananas. C) citrus fruits and berries. B) milk, meats, and green
vegetables. D) refined grains and pork. - correct answer ✔✔milk, meats, and green vegetables.
On average, which of the following individuals would have the highest percentage of body
water?
A) 35-year-old lean woman C) 35-year-old lean man B) 35-year-old overweight woman D) 35-
year-old overweight man - correct answer ✔✔35-year-old lean man
, The primary sources of folate in the American diet are
A) meat, fish, and poultry.
B) enriched ready-to-eat cereals, bread, and grain products. C) fresh fruits and vegetables.
D) milk and dairy products. - correct answer ✔✔enriched ready-to-eat cereals, bread, and grain
products.
The stimulus that is needed for continued and sustained production of breast milk is
A) ovulation. B) high protein intake by the mother. C) high fluid intake by the mother. D) infant
suckling. - correct answer ✔✔infant suckling.
Which of the following do sodium and potassium NOT have in common?
A) Both participate in maintaining fluid balance.
B) Both are involved in nerve transmission.
C) Both are major electrolytes in the body.
D) Rich sources of both include fresh foods, such as bananas, cantaloupe, and potatoes. -
correct answer ✔✔Rich sources of both include fresh foods, such as bananas, cantaloupe, and
potatoes.
Folate deficiency during pregnancy is associated with
A) neural tube defects.
C) gestational diabetes.
B) Down's syndrome. D) pellagra. - correct answer ✔✔neural tube defects.
Material
Which of the following groups are the MOST vulnerable to dehydration?
A) infants and the elderly B) adolescents and children
C) infants and pregnant women D) pregnant women and the elderly - correct answer ✔✔infants
and the elderly
Which of the following explains why folate is critical to the health of a newly conceived embryo?
A) Folate is essential for maintaining proper fluid balance.
B) Folate regulates bone formation.
C) Folate is essential for heart function.
D) Folate is needed for proper cell division. - correct answer ✔✔Folate is needed for proper cell
division.
The human body can synthesize which of the following vitamins?
A) vitamin K B) vitamin E C) vitamin C
D) thiamin - correct answer ✔✔vitamin K
A major dietary source of iodine worldwide is
A) dairy products.
C) iodized table salt.
B) fruits and vegetables. D) salt water fish. - correct answer ✔✔iodized table salt.
,Matt has just been diagnosed with hypertension, and his physician has instructed him to reduce
his sodium intake. Which of the following would be good advice for Matt?
A) Snack on fresh fruits and vegetables instead of salty snacks. B) Do not rinse canned beans
with cold water before eating. C) Eat canned creamed corn instead of fresh.
D) Eat a variety of canned and dried soups. - correct answer ✔✔Snack on fresh fruits and
vegetables instead of salty snacks.
What is the most common nutrient deficiency, worldwide?
A) iron B) vitamin B12 C) folate D) calcium - correct answer ✔✔iron
Premilk, which is rich in immune factors and protein, is also known by what name?
A) hindmilk B) foremilk
C) meconium D) colostrum - correct answer ✔✔colostrum
Good sources of riboflavin include
A) potatoes, carrots, and bananas. C) citrus fruits and berries. B) milk, meats, and green
vegetables. D) refined grains and pork. - correct answer ✔✔milk, meats, and green vegetables.
On average, which of the following individuals would have the highest percentage of body
water?
A) 35-year-old lean woman C) 35-year-old lean man B) 35-year-old overweight woman D) 35-
year-old overweight man - correct answer ✔✔35-year-old lean man
, The primary sources of folate in the American diet are
A) meat, fish, and poultry.
B) enriched ready-to-eat cereals, bread, and grain products. C) fresh fruits and vegetables.
D) milk and dairy products. - correct answer ✔✔enriched ready-to-eat cereals, bread, and grain
products.
The stimulus that is needed for continued and sustained production of breast milk is
A) ovulation. B) high protein intake by the mother. C) high fluid intake by the mother. D) infant
suckling. - correct answer ✔✔infant suckling.
Which of the following do sodium and potassium NOT have in common?
A) Both participate in maintaining fluid balance.
B) Both are involved in nerve transmission.
C) Both are major electrolytes in the body.
D) Rich sources of both include fresh foods, such as bananas, cantaloupe, and potatoes. -
correct answer ✔✔Rich sources of both include fresh foods, such as bananas, cantaloupe, and
potatoes.
Folate deficiency during pregnancy is associated with
A) neural tube defects.
C) gestational diabetes.
B) Down's syndrome. D) pellagra. - correct answer ✔✔neural tube defects.
