NUTRITION BASICS AN ACTIVE
APPROACH 2ND EDITION ZIMMERMAN
TEST BANK 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Chapter 4. Answer: Chapter 4
⩥ What are Carbohydrates?. Answer: A group of organic compounds
containing carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.
⩥ Glucose. Answer: The most abundant carbohydrate in the human
body. The chemical formula C6H12O6
⩥ Subgroups of Carbohydrates. Answer:
⩥ Fast releasing Carbohydrates. Answer: They are either grouped as
Monosaccharides or Disaccharides.
⩥ Slow releasing Carbohydrates. Answer: Polysaccharides
⩥ Polysaccharides. Answer: A long chain of monosaccharides that may
or may not be branched.
,⩥ Starches. Answer: Amylose and Amylopectin are the main starches.
⩥ Dietary Fibers. Answer: Water Soluble- Pectin, Guar Gum, and Lignin
Water Insoluble- Cellulose, and inulin
⩥ Functional Fiber. Answer: Fiber that is ADDED to foods. May be
extracted from plants or synthetically made and added to foods for the
benefits within the digestive system.
⩥ Chemical and Mechanical breakdown of Carbs in Mouth. Answer:
Begins in the mouth by salivary Amylase which breaks down amylose
and amylopectin into dextrin and maltose.
Mechanical breakdown happens within the mouth.
⩥ Chemical and Mechanical breakdown of Carbs in stomach. Answer:
No chemical breakdown happens in the stomach but Carbohydrates get
mechanically broken down by peristalsis and segmentation.
⩥ Chemical and Mechanical breakdown of Carbs in the Small Intestine.
Answer: When chyme enters the small intestine, the pancreas releases
Pancreatic Amylase which breaks down dextrin (starches).
Pancreas also releases sucrase, maltase, and lactase. Sucrase breaks
down sucrose into glucose and fructose
, Maltase breaks the bond between the two glucose units of maltose
Lactase breaks the bond between galactose and glucose
⩥ What is the first organ to receive glucose, fructose and galactose.
Answer: The liver
The liver breaks down galactose into glucose
⩥ Which two hormones secreted by the pancreas control blood glucose
levels?. Answer: Insulin- Helps to communicate to the cells the absorb
the glucose to use as energy
Glucagon- Helps to communicate to the cells to stop using all the
glucose and also signals to the liver to break glycogen into glucose
molecules and release into the bloodstream.
⩥ What happens to indigestible carbohydrates in the large intestine?.
Answer: Gets broken down by bacteria in the colon.
⩥ What are the 5 primary functions of Carbohydrates?. Answer: 1.
Energy Production
2. Energy Storage
3. Building macromolecules
4. Sparing proteins
APPROACH 2ND EDITION ZIMMERMAN
TEST BANK 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Chapter 4. Answer: Chapter 4
⩥ What are Carbohydrates?. Answer: A group of organic compounds
containing carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.
⩥ Glucose. Answer: The most abundant carbohydrate in the human
body. The chemical formula C6H12O6
⩥ Subgroups of Carbohydrates. Answer:
⩥ Fast releasing Carbohydrates. Answer: They are either grouped as
Monosaccharides or Disaccharides.
⩥ Slow releasing Carbohydrates. Answer: Polysaccharides
⩥ Polysaccharides. Answer: A long chain of monosaccharides that may
or may not be branched.
,⩥ Starches. Answer: Amylose and Amylopectin are the main starches.
⩥ Dietary Fibers. Answer: Water Soluble- Pectin, Guar Gum, and Lignin
Water Insoluble- Cellulose, and inulin
⩥ Functional Fiber. Answer: Fiber that is ADDED to foods. May be
extracted from plants or synthetically made and added to foods for the
benefits within the digestive system.
⩥ Chemical and Mechanical breakdown of Carbs in Mouth. Answer:
Begins in the mouth by salivary Amylase which breaks down amylose
and amylopectin into dextrin and maltose.
Mechanical breakdown happens within the mouth.
⩥ Chemical and Mechanical breakdown of Carbs in stomach. Answer:
No chemical breakdown happens in the stomach but Carbohydrates get
mechanically broken down by peristalsis and segmentation.
⩥ Chemical and Mechanical breakdown of Carbs in the Small Intestine.
Answer: When chyme enters the small intestine, the pancreas releases
Pancreatic Amylase which breaks down dextrin (starches).
Pancreas also releases sucrase, maltase, and lactase. Sucrase breaks
down sucrose into glucose and fructose
, Maltase breaks the bond between the two glucose units of maltose
Lactase breaks the bond between galactose and glucose
⩥ What is the first organ to receive glucose, fructose and galactose.
Answer: The liver
The liver breaks down galactose into glucose
⩥ Which two hormones secreted by the pancreas control blood glucose
levels?. Answer: Insulin- Helps to communicate to the cells the absorb
the glucose to use as energy
Glucagon- Helps to communicate to the cells to stop using all the
glucose and also signals to the liver to break glycogen into glucose
molecules and release into the bloodstream.
⩥ What happens to indigestible carbohydrates in the large intestine?.
Answer: Gets broken down by bacteria in the colon.
⩥ What are the 5 primary functions of Carbohydrates?. Answer: 1.
Energy Production
2. Energy Storage
3. Building macromolecules
4. Sparing proteins
