FSHN Study Guide & Past Exam 1 – Food Science and Human Nutrition – Review Questions
and Exam Practice Material
Some _____ provide energy, some do not - correct answer ✔✔nutrients
A nutrient is considered essential if: - correct answer ✔✔it cannot be made by the body at all,
or cannot be made in sufficient quantities
it must be obtained in the diet
it is required for normal body function
A MacWhopper sandwich contains 550 kcal and 30 grams of fat. How much energy comes from
fat? - correct answer ✔✔270 kcal
What provides 0 kcal/gram, is organic, and is a micronutrient? - correct answer ✔✔Vitamins
A food of low nutrient density has low levels of_______ compared with its_______. - correct
answer ✔✔nutrients
calories
About how many millimeters are there in a quart of milk? - correct answer ✔✔one thousand
(145 qt ~ 946ml)
Rachelle weighs 80 kilograms. What is her body weight in pounds? - correct answer ✔✔176
pounds
The key metric system base units used in nutrition are - correct answer ✔✔gram, meter, liter
, Malnutrition - correct answer ✔✔Consuming too much or too little of a nutrient.
Function of small intestine - correct answer ✔✔Absorbs the majority of digested
macronutrients
Gastrointestinal tract components - correct answer ✔✔Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Rectum
GI secretion/secretive organ/function - correct answer ✔✔Hydrochloric acid/ stomach/ protein
digestion in the stomach
The process of breaking down food into substances that are small enough to be taken into the
body's cells is called - correct answer ✔✔digestion
Lipid components are absorbed form the small intestine into _______ and transported by the
_______ - correct answer ✔✔lacteals
lymph
________ is/are responsible for protein digestion, which occurs in the ________ ________ -
correct answer ✔✔Protease enzymes
stomach and small intestine
and Exam Practice Material
Some _____ provide energy, some do not - correct answer ✔✔nutrients
A nutrient is considered essential if: - correct answer ✔✔it cannot be made by the body at all,
or cannot be made in sufficient quantities
it must be obtained in the diet
it is required for normal body function
A MacWhopper sandwich contains 550 kcal and 30 grams of fat. How much energy comes from
fat? - correct answer ✔✔270 kcal
What provides 0 kcal/gram, is organic, and is a micronutrient? - correct answer ✔✔Vitamins
A food of low nutrient density has low levels of_______ compared with its_______. - correct
answer ✔✔nutrients
calories
About how many millimeters are there in a quart of milk? - correct answer ✔✔one thousand
(145 qt ~ 946ml)
Rachelle weighs 80 kilograms. What is her body weight in pounds? - correct answer ✔✔176
pounds
The key metric system base units used in nutrition are - correct answer ✔✔gram, meter, liter
, Malnutrition - correct answer ✔✔Consuming too much or too little of a nutrient.
Function of small intestine - correct answer ✔✔Absorbs the majority of digested
macronutrients
Gastrointestinal tract components - correct answer ✔✔Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Rectum
GI secretion/secretive organ/function - correct answer ✔✔Hydrochloric acid/ stomach/ protein
digestion in the stomach
The process of breaking down food into substances that are small enough to be taken into the
body's cells is called - correct answer ✔✔digestion
Lipid components are absorbed form the small intestine into _______ and transported by the
_______ - correct answer ✔✔lacteals
lymph
________ is/are responsible for protein digestion, which occurs in the ________ ________ -
correct answer ✔✔Protease enzymes
stomach and small intestine
