PORTAGE NUTRITION BIOD 121 EXAM
1| WITH ACTUAL COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS | FREQUENTLY TESTED |
VERIFIED BY EXPERT | 2025 LATEST |
NEW UPDATE
Q1: Nutritional value and taste are often the 2 most important reasons specific foods are
consumed in North America. True or False? If false, explain why it is false.
A1: ✔✔ False: Taste and texture are often the 2 most important reasons specific foods are
consumed in North America.
Q2: Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and disease. True or False?
A2: ✔✔ True
Q3: Explain the difference between Internal and External drives that influence our desire
to eat.
A3: ✔✔ The internal drive is hunger and is associated with negative sensations like churning,
growling, and pain in the stomach. External drives have to do with appetite and are associated
with positive food sensations and lead us to eat when we are not hungry.
Q4: You are at an "all you can eat" buffet. On the first pass through the line, you fill your
plate with a large quantity of foods. After eating it, you go back for a second portion of the
foods you liked. However, the food is less appealing the second time around, and you place
a smaller quantity on your plate because you feel full. Considering the physiology as you
eat, (1) explain what hormones are released (list specifically) as the stomach stretches. (2)
List the area of the brain that provides neural regulation and appetite suppression to
inhibit eating.
, A4: ✔✔ 1. As the stomach is filled and stretches, hormones are released that cause satiety
(Leptin, serotonin, cholecystokinin (CCK). These hormones can travel to the brain
(hypothalamus) and activate the satiety center.
✔✔ 2. The area of the brain that provides neural regulation and appetite suppression to inhibit
eating is the satiety center.
Q5: 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.
A5: ✔✔ nutrient
Q6: Macronutrient definition?
A6: ✔✔ Needed in large amounts in the body
Q7: Micronutrients definition?
A7: ✔✔ Needed in small amounts
Q8: Organic definition?
A8: ✔✔ A compound that contains carbon and hydrogen
Q9: Inorganic definition?
A9: ✔✔ Any substance that does not contain carbon
Q10: A mineral is an organic micronutrient that regulates body processes and provides
structure. True or False? If false, explain why it is false.
A10: ✔✔ FALSE: A mineral is an inorganic micronutrient that regulates body processes and
provides structure.
1| WITH ACTUAL COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS | FREQUENTLY TESTED |
VERIFIED BY EXPERT | 2025 LATEST |
NEW UPDATE
Q1: Nutritional value and taste are often the 2 most important reasons specific foods are
consumed in North America. True or False? If false, explain why it is false.
A1: ✔✔ False: Taste and texture are often the 2 most important reasons specific foods are
consumed in North America.
Q2: Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and disease. True or False?
A2: ✔✔ True
Q3: Explain the difference between Internal and External drives that influence our desire
to eat.
A3: ✔✔ The internal drive is hunger and is associated with negative sensations like churning,
growling, and pain in the stomach. External drives have to do with appetite and are associated
with positive food sensations and lead us to eat when we are not hungry.
Q4: You are at an "all you can eat" buffet. On the first pass through the line, you fill your
plate with a large quantity of foods. After eating it, you go back for a second portion of the
foods you liked. However, the food is less appealing the second time around, and you place
a smaller quantity on your plate because you feel full. Considering the physiology as you
eat, (1) explain what hormones are released (list specifically) as the stomach stretches. (2)
List the area of the brain that provides neural regulation and appetite suppression to
inhibit eating.
, A4: ✔✔ 1. As the stomach is filled and stretches, hormones are released that cause satiety
(Leptin, serotonin, cholecystokinin (CCK). These hormones can travel to the brain
(hypothalamus) and activate the satiety center.
✔✔ 2. The area of the brain that provides neural regulation and appetite suppression to inhibit
eating is the satiety center.
Q5: 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.
A5: ✔✔ nutrient
Q6: Macronutrient definition?
A6: ✔✔ Needed in large amounts in the body
Q7: Micronutrients definition?
A7: ✔✔ Needed in small amounts
Q8: Organic definition?
A8: ✔✔ A compound that contains carbon and hydrogen
Q9: Inorganic definition?
A9: ✔✔ Any substance that does not contain carbon
Q10: A mineral is an organic micronutrient that regulates body processes and provides
structure. True or False? If false, explain why it is false.
A10: ✔✔ FALSE: A mineral is an inorganic micronutrient that regulates body processes and
provides structure.
