DH209 NUTRITION FINAL EXAM 142
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
The first statement is true, the second statement is false - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Nutrition is the process by which living things use food to obtain nutrients for
energy, growth and development. Energy is the measure of heat equivalent to
1000 calories needed to do work.,
- Total kilocalories - CORRECT ANSWER 2. Increase in consumption of which of the
following has the greatest effect on an increase in body weight?
Vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER 3. Each of the following nutrients provide energy
except one. Which one?
Water - CORRECT ANSWER What nutrient is most important
AI, adequate intake - CORRECT ANSWER The average amount of a nutrient that
seems to maintain a defined nutritional state is measured by the
Whereas MyPyramid was more specific in many areas, MyPlate provides more
general information - CORRECT ANSWER 6. Each of the following accurately
describes features of MyPlate except one. Which one?
Function - CORRECT ANSWER 7. Each of the following is a major area of
biochemistry except one. Which one?
,Photosynthesis - CORRECT ANSWER The biological function that plants use to
make carbohydrates animals can use for energy and oxygen is called
Triglycerides - CORRECT ANSWER Carbs are classified by all of the following except
one
- The general structure of an amino acid varies considerably. - CORRECT ANSWER
Each of the following is true of preteens except one
- The first statement is false, the second statement is true. - CORRECT ANSWER 11.
Cholesterol is the most abundant lipoprotein and is important to biological
membranes. Cholesterol is also the precursor of steroid hormones, bile acids, and
the lipid- soluble vitamin D.
Anosmia - CORRECT ANSWER 12. Loss of smell results in a condition that limits
capacity to detect flavor of food and beverages called:
TRUE TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER 13. Food-drug interactions have the potential to
cause nutritional problems. For example, consuming milk or milk products while
taking amoxicillin decreases the amount of antibiotic and calcium available to the
body.
- Saliva replaces calcium and phosphate in demineralized tooth surfaces with
collagen - CORRECT ANSWER 14. Each of the following is a function of saliva
except one. Which one?
, - Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. - CORRECT ANSWER
15. It is not uncommon for elderly patients to state that food "just doesn't taste
good", because the impairment of the olfactory nerves is prevalent in older
adults.
Wheat - CORRECT ANSWER 17. A patient who reports stomach ulcers should avoid
all the following foods except one. Which one?
- Salivary amylase - CORRECT ANSWER 16. Hydrolysis of starch begins with which
enzyme?
- The first statement is false, the second statement is true - CORRECT ANSWER 18.
Photosynthesis of carbon dioxide and water results in the formation of a
carbohydrate called galactose. A carbohydrate can be referred to as a hydrated
carbon.
- Fermentable carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER 19. The most significant dietary
influence on the development of dental caries is:
Galactose - CORRECT ANSWER - Cooking decreases the digestive process of some
polysaccharides.
- Cooking decreases the digestive process of some polysaccharides. - CORRECT
ANSWER 20. Each of the following is true of polysaccharides except one. Which
one?
Fructose - CORRECT ANSWER 21. Which monosaccharide is the most sweet?
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
The first statement is true, the second statement is false - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Nutrition is the process by which living things use food to obtain nutrients for
energy, growth and development. Energy is the measure of heat equivalent to
1000 calories needed to do work.,
- Total kilocalories - CORRECT ANSWER 2. Increase in consumption of which of the
following has the greatest effect on an increase in body weight?
Vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER 3. Each of the following nutrients provide energy
except one. Which one?
Water - CORRECT ANSWER What nutrient is most important
AI, adequate intake - CORRECT ANSWER The average amount of a nutrient that
seems to maintain a defined nutritional state is measured by the
Whereas MyPyramid was more specific in many areas, MyPlate provides more
general information - CORRECT ANSWER 6. Each of the following accurately
describes features of MyPlate except one. Which one?
Function - CORRECT ANSWER 7. Each of the following is a major area of
biochemistry except one. Which one?
,Photosynthesis - CORRECT ANSWER The biological function that plants use to
make carbohydrates animals can use for energy and oxygen is called
Triglycerides - CORRECT ANSWER Carbs are classified by all of the following except
one
- The general structure of an amino acid varies considerably. - CORRECT ANSWER
Each of the following is true of preteens except one
- The first statement is false, the second statement is true. - CORRECT ANSWER 11.
Cholesterol is the most abundant lipoprotein and is important to biological
membranes. Cholesterol is also the precursor of steroid hormones, bile acids, and
the lipid- soluble vitamin D.
Anosmia - CORRECT ANSWER 12. Loss of smell results in a condition that limits
capacity to detect flavor of food and beverages called:
TRUE TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER 13. Food-drug interactions have the potential to
cause nutritional problems. For example, consuming milk or milk products while
taking amoxicillin decreases the amount of antibiotic and calcium available to the
body.
- Saliva replaces calcium and phosphate in demineralized tooth surfaces with
collagen - CORRECT ANSWER 14. Each of the following is a function of saliva
except one. Which one?
, - Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. - CORRECT ANSWER
15. It is not uncommon for elderly patients to state that food "just doesn't taste
good", because the impairment of the olfactory nerves is prevalent in older
adults.
Wheat - CORRECT ANSWER 17. A patient who reports stomach ulcers should avoid
all the following foods except one. Which one?
- Salivary amylase - CORRECT ANSWER 16. Hydrolysis of starch begins with which
enzyme?
- The first statement is false, the second statement is true - CORRECT ANSWER 18.
Photosynthesis of carbon dioxide and water results in the formation of a
carbohydrate called galactose. A carbohydrate can be referred to as a hydrated
carbon.
- Fermentable carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER 19. The most significant dietary
influence on the development of dental caries is:
Galactose - CORRECT ANSWER - Cooking decreases the digestive process of some
polysaccharides.
- Cooking decreases the digestive process of some polysaccharides. - CORRECT
ANSWER 20. Each of the following is true of polysaccharides except one. Which
one?
Fructose - CORRECT ANSWER 21. Which monosaccharide is the most sweet?
