NUTRITION 313: Exam Part 1 SDSU
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2026 Update.
hunger - Answer primarily physiological (internal) drive to find and eat food, mostly regulated
by internal cues to eating
appetite - Answer primarily psychological (external) influences that encourage us to find and
eat food, often in absence of obvious hunger
satiety - Answer a state in which there is no longer a desire to eat; a feeling of satisfaction
nutrients - Answer chemical substances in food that contribute to health,many of which are
essential parts of a diet. They nourish us by providing calories to fulfill energy needs, materials
for building body parts and factors to regulate necessary chemical processes in the body
essential nutrient - Answer substance that, when left out of a diet, leads to signs of poor
health. The body either cannot produce enough of it to meet its needs. If added back to a diet
before permanent damage occurs, the affected aspects of health are restored
stroke - Answer decrease or loss in blood flow to the brain that results from a blood clot or
other change in arteries in the brain. This in turn causes the death of brain tissue. Also called
cerebrovascular accident
carbohydrate - Answer a compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Sugars,
starches, and fibers are forms of this
lipids - Answer compound containing much carbon and hydrogen , little oxygen and
sometimes other atoms. They do not dissolve in water and include fats, oils and cholesterol
protein - Answer food and body compounds made of amino acids; they contain carbon,
hydrogen oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes other atoms in a specific configuration. They contain
the form of nitrogen most easily used by the human body
Vitamin - Answer compound needed in very small amounts in the diet to help regulate and
support chemical reactions in the body
, mineral - Answer element used in the body to promote chemical reactions and to form body
structures
water - Answer universal solvents, chemically, h20, the body is composed of 60%
kilocalories (kcal) - Answer is a unit that describes the energy content of food. Specifically, a
kcal is the heat energy needed to rasie the temperature of 1000grams ( 1 liter) of water 1
degree celsius. Referred to as calories
macronutrient - Answer nutrient needed in gram quantities in a diet
micronutrient - Answer nutrient needed in milligram or microgram quantities in a diet
simple sugar - Answer monosaccharide or disaccharide in the diet
complex carbohydrate - Answer composed of many sugar units (polysaccharide) Ex. glycogen,
starch, and fiber
starch - Answer carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose attached together in a form
the body can digest; also known as complex carbohydrate
fiber - Answer substances in plant foods not digested by the processes that take place in the
human stomach or small intestine. These add bulk to feces. It is naturally found in foods also
called dietary fiber
cell - Answer structural basis of plant and animal organization. Cells have the ability to take
up compounds from and excrete compounds into their surroundings
bond - Answer linkage between two atoms, such as that formed by the sharing of electrons
enzyme - Answer compound that speeds the rate of a chemical reaction but is not altered by
the reaction. Almost all of these are proteins ( some made of genetic material)
amino acid - Answer building block for proteins containing a central carbon atom with
nitrogen and other atoms attached
chemical reaction - Answer interaction between two chemicals that changes both chemicals
Test Questions All Solved Correctly
2026 Update.
hunger - Answer primarily physiological (internal) drive to find and eat food, mostly regulated
by internal cues to eating
appetite - Answer primarily psychological (external) influences that encourage us to find and
eat food, often in absence of obvious hunger
satiety - Answer a state in which there is no longer a desire to eat; a feeling of satisfaction
nutrients - Answer chemical substances in food that contribute to health,many of which are
essential parts of a diet. They nourish us by providing calories to fulfill energy needs, materials
for building body parts and factors to regulate necessary chemical processes in the body
essential nutrient - Answer substance that, when left out of a diet, leads to signs of poor
health. The body either cannot produce enough of it to meet its needs. If added back to a diet
before permanent damage occurs, the affected aspects of health are restored
stroke - Answer decrease or loss in blood flow to the brain that results from a blood clot or
other change in arteries in the brain. This in turn causes the death of brain tissue. Also called
cerebrovascular accident
carbohydrate - Answer a compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Sugars,
starches, and fibers are forms of this
lipids - Answer compound containing much carbon and hydrogen , little oxygen and
sometimes other atoms. They do not dissolve in water and include fats, oils and cholesterol
protein - Answer food and body compounds made of amino acids; they contain carbon,
hydrogen oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes other atoms in a specific configuration. They contain
the form of nitrogen most easily used by the human body
Vitamin - Answer compound needed in very small amounts in the diet to help regulate and
support chemical reactions in the body
, mineral - Answer element used in the body to promote chemical reactions and to form body
structures
water - Answer universal solvents, chemically, h20, the body is composed of 60%
kilocalories (kcal) - Answer is a unit that describes the energy content of food. Specifically, a
kcal is the heat energy needed to rasie the temperature of 1000grams ( 1 liter) of water 1
degree celsius. Referred to as calories
macronutrient - Answer nutrient needed in gram quantities in a diet
micronutrient - Answer nutrient needed in milligram or microgram quantities in a diet
simple sugar - Answer monosaccharide or disaccharide in the diet
complex carbohydrate - Answer composed of many sugar units (polysaccharide) Ex. glycogen,
starch, and fiber
starch - Answer carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose attached together in a form
the body can digest; also known as complex carbohydrate
fiber - Answer substances in plant foods not digested by the processes that take place in the
human stomach or small intestine. These add bulk to feces. It is naturally found in foods also
called dietary fiber
cell - Answer structural basis of plant and animal organization. Cells have the ability to take
up compounds from and excrete compounds into their surroundings
bond - Answer linkage between two atoms, such as that formed by the sharing of electrons
enzyme - Answer compound that speeds the rate of a chemical reaction but is not altered by
the reaction. Almost all of these are proteins ( some made of genetic material)
amino acid - Answer building block for proteins containing a central carbon atom with
nitrogen and other atoms attached
chemical reaction - Answer interaction between two chemicals that changes both chemicals
