FSHN Quiz Questions – Food Science and Human Nutrition – Practice Questions and Review
Material
What is the correct definition of "digestion"? - ANS ✔✔chemical and mechanical breakdown of
nutrients
The smallest blood vessels that exchange nutrients and wastes will cells are called
____________. - ANS ✔✔capillaries
The process of mechanically and chemically breaking down food into substances that are small
enough to be taken into the body's cells is called ____________. - ANS ✔✔digestion
The _________ has a very large surface area due to villi and microvilli. - ANS ✔✔small intestine
____________ are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in the body. - ANS ✔✔Enzymes
What factor(s) determine protein quality? - ANS ✔✔digestibility, amount of essential amino
acids
What kind of individual needs more than 0.8 g protein/kg body weight? - ANS ✔✔Pregnant
women
Describe the body's handling of protein - ANS ✔✔Proteins must be broken apart to amino acids
or small peptides before they can be absorbed.
If two foods, Food A and Food B, contain the same essential amino acids, explain why Food A is
a higher quality source of protein? - ANS ✔✔Food A has higher digestibility
, How many different amino acids must come from the diet because the body cannot make
them? - ANS ✔✔9
Which element (atom) is found in amino acids? - ANS ✔✔Nitrogen
Select the correct combination of AMDR and RDA for protein. Assume a normal healthy adult
who is not pregnant and not an athlete. - ANS ✔✔10-35% total kcal, 0.8 g/kg body weight
Describe protein energy malnutrition (PEM) - ANS ✔✔Kwashiorkor and marasmus are both
caused by inadequate intakes of both protein and energy
What is a consequence of sustained negative nitrogen balance? - ANS ✔✔total body protein will
decrease
What is the RDA for protein? - ANS ✔✔0.8 grams per kilogram body weight
What is a direct risk of consuming too much dietary fiber? It may lead to __________. - ANS
✔✔Reduced bioavailability of some minerals
Carbohydrate absorption takes place in the ______________________. - ANS ✔✔Small
intestine
How much energy is in one gram of starch? - ANS ✔✔4 kcal
True or false: dietary fiber is digested in the stomach and small intestine. - ANS ✔✔False
What is an example of a monosaccharide? - ANS ✔✔Fructose
Material
What is the correct definition of "digestion"? - ANS ✔✔chemical and mechanical breakdown of
nutrients
The smallest blood vessels that exchange nutrients and wastes will cells are called
____________. - ANS ✔✔capillaries
The process of mechanically and chemically breaking down food into substances that are small
enough to be taken into the body's cells is called ____________. - ANS ✔✔digestion
The _________ has a very large surface area due to villi and microvilli. - ANS ✔✔small intestine
____________ are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in the body. - ANS ✔✔Enzymes
What factor(s) determine protein quality? - ANS ✔✔digestibility, amount of essential amino
acids
What kind of individual needs more than 0.8 g protein/kg body weight? - ANS ✔✔Pregnant
women
Describe the body's handling of protein - ANS ✔✔Proteins must be broken apart to amino acids
or small peptides before they can be absorbed.
If two foods, Food A and Food B, contain the same essential amino acids, explain why Food A is
a higher quality source of protein? - ANS ✔✔Food A has higher digestibility
, How many different amino acids must come from the diet because the body cannot make
them? - ANS ✔✔9
Which element (atom) is found in amino acids? - ANS ✔✔Nitrogen
Select the correct combination of AMDR and RDA for protein. Assume a normal healthy adult
who is not pregnant and not an athlete. - ANS ✔✔10-35% total kcal, 0.8 g/kg body weight
Describe protein energy malnutrition (PEM) - ANS ✔✔Kwashiorkor and marasmus are both
caused by inadequate intakes of both protein and energy
What is a consequence of sustained negative nitrogen balance? - ANS ✔✔total body protein will
decrease
What is the RDA for protein? - ANS ✔✔0.8 grams per kilogram body weight
What is a direct risk of consuming too much dietary fiber? It may lead to __________. - ANS
✔✔Reduced bioavailability of some minerals
Carbohydrate absorption takes place in the ______________________. - ANS ✔✔Small
intestine
How much energy is in one gram of starch? - ANS ✔✔4 kcal
True or false: dietary fiber is digested in the stomach and small intestine. - ANS ✔✔False
What is an example of a monosaccharide? - ANS ✔✔Fructose
