BIOD 121 Essentials in Nutrition
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,1. T/F: Taste and texture are often the 2 most important reasons specific foods are
consumed in North America.
Answer: True
Explanation: People often choose foods based on how they taste and feel, which
heavily influence food preferences and eating habits.
2. T/F: Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and disease.
Answer: True
Explanation: Nutrition studies the relationships between diet, health, and disease
prevention or development.
3. Describe hunger and appetite, including their associated drives and sensations.
Answer:
- Hunger: An internal physiological drive that signals the need for food. Associated
sensations include stomach growling, churning, or pain.
- Appetite: An external or psychological drive stimulated by the sight, smell, or
thought of food, which can cause desire to eat even when not hungry.
4. Considering the physiology as you eat, (1) explain what hormones are released
as the stomach stretches. (2) List the area of the brain that provides neural
regulation and appetite suppression to inhibit eating.
Answer:
,(1) Hormones such as cholecystokinin (CCK), serotonin, and leptin are released as
the stomach fills.
(2) These hormones signal the hypothalamus in the brain, which activates the
satiety center to reduce appetite and inhibit further eating.
5. A _____ is a substance that can promote growth and development, maintain
tissues and cells, fuel the body for physical and metabolic work, or regulate a body
process.
Answer: Nutrient
Explanation: Nutrients are essential substances obtained from food that support
normal body functions.
6. Which type of molecule is defined as a substance that does not contain carbon?
Answer: Inorganic
Explanation: Organic molecules contain carbon; inorganic molecules do not.
7. T/F: A mineral is an organic micronutrient that regulates body processes and
provides structure.
Answer: False
Explanation: Minerals are inorganic micronutrients; they are elements that help
regulate body functions and provide structural components like bones.
, 8. Which of the following is an inorganic macronutrient:
a) Vitamins
b) Water
c) Protein
d) Carbohydrates
e) Minerals
Answer: b) Water
Explanation: Water is inorganic and consumed in large amounts, classifying it as a
macronutrient.
9. List (1) the building blocks (or monomers) of PROTEINS, (2) at least 2 of their
functions, and (3) at least 2 common sources of that nutrient in the diet.
Answer:
(1) Amino acids
(2) Functions: Provide body structure (muscle), act as enzymes and regulate body
processes; can serve as an energy source when needed.
(3) Sources: Meat, dairy, legumes, grains, vegetables
10. T/F: Minerals contain both water and fat soluble forms.
Answer: False
Explanation: Vitamins are classified as water- or fat-soluble; minerals are inorganic
elements without solubility categories.