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Chapter 01: An Overview of Nutrition
1. Which statement about nutrition’s role in a person’s life is FALSE?
a. Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body.
b. Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating.
c. Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease.
d. Chronic diseases progress slowly.
e. A diet is defined as a restrictive food plan designed for weight loss.
ANSWER: e
2. Your classmate prefers to consume strawberries rather than other fruits. Based on what you’ve
learned about influences on food choices, what would be the most likely reason your classmate
prefers strawberries?
a. Strawberries are cheap.
b. He likes the flavor and taste of strawberries the most.
c. Strawberries are a convenient snack.
d. Strawberries are a nutritionally rich food.
e. Eating strawberries is a habit.
ANSWER: b
3. At a party with friends, Amal drinks wine and eats hors d’oeuvres, even though she is not
hungry. This is an example of a food choice based on ____.
a. established habits
b. social interaction
c. emotional turmoil
d. negative association
e. comfort eating
ANSWER: b
4. A person who eats a granola bar from a vending machine is most likely making a food choice
based on: ____.
a. Established habit
b. Easy availability
c. Body image
d. Environmental concerns
e. Cultural values
ANSWER: b
5. Which individual is making a food choice based on values?
a. A woman who avoids gluten due to allergies
b. A child who spits out his mashed potatoes because they taste too salty
c. A teenager who mindlessly eats potato chips while watching television
d. A man who eats oatmeal each day without exception
e. A Catholic woman who fasts on Good Friday to honor religious custom
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ANSWER: e
6. Why should a health-care professional ask a person about their drug history before making
nutrition recommendations?
a. To assess for possible interactions that lead to nutrient deficiencies
b. To identify conditions with a genetic component
c. To identify diseases that interfere with nutrient absorption
d. To assess for possible drug abuse of misuse
e. To rule out the possibility of suspected nutrition problems
ANSWER: a
7. Ang is a movie fan and always eats a big bucket of buttery popcorn at the theater. His food
choice is most likely based on ____.
a. regional cuisine
b. personal values
c. Ethnic value
d. positive association
e. functional value
ANSWER: d
8. Which of the following is an example of an ultra-processed food?
a. Skim milk
b. Swiss cheese
c. Chicken nuggets
d. Sunflower seeds
e. Apple juice
ANSWER: c
9. Which of the following does NOT represent one of the six classes of nutrients?
a. water
b. lipids
c. phytochemicals
d. carbohydrates
e. protein
ANSWER: c
10. The RDA is set higher than the EAR to meet the needs of most healthy people.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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11. Which is the simplest nutrient?
a. Minerals
b. Water
c. Protein
d. Carbohydrates
e. Vitamins
ANSWER: a
12. Estimated Average Requirements (EARs) provide different amounts based on sex and age.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. Calories or kcalories are a measure of _______ energy.
a. heat
b. potential
c. surface
d. work
e. light
ANSWER: a
14. Which nutrient has the greatest energy density?
a. Protein
b. Water
c. Carbohydrate
d. Fat
e. Vitamins
ANSWER: d
15. Which of the following statements about essential nutrients is FALSE?
a. They must be obtained from food.
b. They may be referred to as more than just "necessary” nutrients.
c. They cannot be made in sufficient quantities by the body.
d. They meet the body’s physiological needs.
e. There are about 100 nutrients essential for the human body.
ANSWER: e
16. Which substance contributes energy, but is not considered a nutrient because it does not sustain life?
a. Fats
b. Sugar
c. Artificial sweeteners
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d. Alcohol
e. Phytochemicals
ANSWER: d
17. What happens when the body uses energy-yielding nutrients?
a. The bonds between the atoms break and release energy.
b. The body converts them into storage compounds.
c. A person’s energy stores are depleted.
d. The amount of water in the body decreases.
e. A person’s body mass increases.
ANSWER: a
18. Which energy-yielding nutrients are found in part of the structural component of muscles and
help regulate digestion?
a. fats
b. alcohols
c. proteins
d. carbohydrates
e. vitamins and minerals
ANSWER: c
19. The international unit for measuring food energy is ________.
a. kilojoules
b. kilograms
c. kilometers
d. kilonewtons
e. kiloliters
ANSWER: a
20. Which of the following statements accurately describes vitamins?
a. Vitamins are inorganic and do not provide energy.
b. Vitamins are indestructible.
c. Almost every action in the body requires the assistance of vitamins.
d. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are water-soluble vitamins.
e. Cooking vegetables at high temperatures helps maintain the vitamins.
ANSWER: c
21. Each of how many total vitamins has its own special dietary role to play?
a. 8
b. 13
c. 16
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d. 23
e. 26
ANSWER: b
22. Which of the following statements about minerals is FALSE?
a. Minerals are found in bones and teeth.
b. Minerals influence fluid balance and distribution.
c. There are six minerals known to be essential to human nutrition.
d. Minerals are inorganic and do not provide energy.
e. Lead is a mineral and an environmental contaminant.
ANSWER: c
23. Which essential nutrient provides the environment in which nearly all the body’s activities
take place?
a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. water
d. alcohol
e. vitamins
ANSWER: c
24. Which of the following terms is defined as the science of how nutrients affect the activities
of genes and how genes affect the activities of nutrients?
a. Genetic counseling
b. Nutritional genomics
c. Genetic metabolomics
d. Nutritional genetics
e. Biochemical nutrition
ANSWER: b
25. Research always begins with ________.
a. a problem or a question
b. an experiment
c. a theory
d. a prediction
e. interpretations
ANSWER: a
26. When conducting research, an educated guess like, “Diets rich in fiber always lead to good
health,” is called a _______.
a. theory
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b. prediction
c. hypothesis
d. correlation
e. deduction
ANSWER: c
27. Which of the following best describes randomization?
a. repetition of an experiment and getting the same results
b. process of choosing members of experimental and control groups without bias
c. personal account of an experience
d. experimentation on subjects who do know to which group they’ve been assigned
e. knowledge that experimental results were based in fact
ANSWER: b
28. What is a weakness of an epidemiological study?
a. Findings on some human beings cannot be generalized to all human beings.
b. Results from animal studies cannot be applied to human beings.
c. Cause and effect cannot be proven.
d. Codes of ethics prevent certain treatments.
e. The list of possible causes of disease can be narrowed.
ANSWER: c
29. If a person consumes 50% of their daily kilocalories from carbohydrates and 30% from
protein, what percentage of their daily kilocalories will come from fat?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 30%
d. 40%
e. 50%
ANSWER: b
30. Researchers benefit from a large sample size because ________.
a. chance variation is less likely to affect the results
b. any placebo effect is eliminated
c. it increases the likelihood of double-blind results
d. the control group will be more like the experimental group
e. experimenter bias is less likely to have an effect
ANSWER: a
31. Your research findings suggest “the less vitamin D, the less likelihood of depression.” What
do your findings suggest?
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a. no correlation
b. a positive correlation
c. a negative correlation
d. a placebo effect
e. validity
ANSWER: b
32. Which of the following statements describes a double-blind experiment?
a. The experimental and control groups take turns getting each treatment.
b. Neither subjects nor researchers know which subjects are in the control group and
which are in the experimental group.
c. Neither group of subjects knows whether they are in the control or experimental
group, but the researchers do know.
d. Both subject groups know whether they are in the control or experimental group, but
the researchers do not know.
e. Neither the subjects nor the persons having contact with the subjects know the true
purpose of the experiment.
ANSWER: b
33. Which term describes the process in which a panel of scientists rigorously evaluates a
research study to ensure that the scientific method was followed?
a. peer review
b. systematic review
c. research validity
d. meta-analysis
e. peer replication
ANSWER: a
34. To be accepted into the body of nutrition knowledge, research findings must stand up to
rigorous, repeated testing in experiments conducted by other researchers. This is called
a. validity
b. correlation
c. replication
d. randomization
e. anecdotal evidence
ANSWER: c
35. Which part of a research article defines key terms, study design, subjects, and procedures?
a. references
b. introduction
c. abstract
d. methods
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e. results
ANSWER: d
36. You have been asked to help a top nutrition researcher conduct human double-blind
experiments on zinc. After the subjects take their seats in the laboratory, you distribute all the
zinc pill bottles to individuals seated on the left side of the room and all the placebo pill bottles
to individuals seated on the right side of the room. The researcher instantly informs you that
there are two errors in your research practice. What steps should you have taken to conduct your
experiment correctly?
a. You should have given zinc to individuals on the right side and placebo to individuals
on the left side and then told them what they were getting.
b. You should have distributed the bottles after randomly assigning the subjects and then
told them what they were getting.
c. You should have told the subjects which group they were in, while preventing
yourself from knowing the contents of the pill bottles.
d. You should have prevented yourself from knowing what was in the pill bottles and
distributed the bottles randomly to the subjects.
e. You should have allowed the subjects to decide whether they take zinc or the placebo,
and then given them the opposite of what they requested.
ANSWER: d
37. Which type of article provides a quantitative summary of the evidence?
a. Systematic review
b. Meta-analysis
c. Case study
d. Clinical trial
e. Cohort study
ANSWER: b
38. How many grams of carbohydrate are in a meal that is 50% carbohydrate and contains 600
calories?
a. 50
b. 75
c. 150
d. 300
e. 33
ANSWER: b
39. The Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for a nutrient meets the needs of about
________ of the population.
a. 5%
b. 25%
c. 50%
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Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel
sheet if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make
update at every time. There are many
new editions waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file
You can contact us at every time, we can
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: An Overview of Nutrition
1. Which statement about nutrition’s role in a person’s life is FALSE?
a. Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body.
b. Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating.
c. Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease.
d. Chronic diseases progress slowly.
e. A diet is defined as a restrictive food plan designed for weight loss.
ANSWER: e
2. Your classmate prefers to consume strawberries rather than other fruits. Based on what you’ve
learned about influences on food choices, what would be the most likely reason your classmate
prefers strawberries?
a. Strawberries are cheap.
b. He likes the flavor and taste of strawberries the most.
c. Strawberries are a convenient snack.
d. Strawberries are a nutritionally rich food.
e. Eating strawberries is a habit.
ANSWER: b
3. At a party with friends, Amal drinks wine and eats hors d’oeuvres, even though she is not
hungry. This is an example of a food choice based on ____.
a. established habits
b. social interaction
c. emotional turmoil
d. negative association
e. comfort eating
ANSWER: b
4. A person who eats a granola bar from a vending machine is most likely making a food choice
based on: ____.
a. Established habit
b. Easy availability
c. Body image
d. Environmental concerns
e. Cultural values
ANSWER: b
5. Which individual is making a food choice based on values?
a. A woman who avoids gluten due to allergies
b. A child who spits out his mashed potatoes because they taste too salty
c. A teenager who mindlessly eats potato chips while watching television
d. A man who eats oatmeal each day without exception
e. A Catholic woman who fasts on Good Friday to honor religious custom
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ANSWER: e
6. Why should a health-care professional ask a person about their drug history before making
nutrition recommendations?
a. To assess for possible interactions that lead to nutrient deficiencies
b. To identify conditions with a genetic component
c. To identify diseases that interfere with nutrient absorption
d. To assess for possible drug abuse of misuse
e. To rule out the possibility of suspected nutrition problems
ANSWER: a
7. Ang is a movie fan and always eats a big bucket of buttery popcorn at the theater. His food
choice is most likely based on ____.
a. regional cuisine
b. personal values
c. Ethnic value
d. positive association
e. functional value
ANSWER: d
8. Which of the following is an example of an ultra-processed food?
a. Skim milk
b. Swiss cheese
c. Chicken nuggets
d. Sunflower seeds
e. Apple juice
ANSWER: c
9. Which of the following does NOT represent one of the six classes of nutrients?
a. water
b. lipids
c. phytochemicals
d. carbohydrates
e. protein
ANSWER: c
10. The RDA is set higher than the EAR to meet the needs of most healthy people.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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11. Which is the simplest nutrient?
a. Minerals
b. Water
c. Protein
d. Carbohydrates
e. Vitamins
ANSWER: a
12. Estimated Average Requirements (EARs) provide different amounts based on sex and age.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
13. Calories or kcalories are a measure of _______ energy.
a. heat
b. potential
c. surface
d. work
e. light
ANSWER: a
14. Which nutrient has the greatest energy density?
a. Protein
b. Water
c. Carbohydrate
d. Fat
e. Vitamins
ANSWER: d
15. Which of the following statements about essential nutrients is FALSE?
a. They must be obtained from food.
b. They may be referred to as more than just "necessary” nutrients.
c. They cannot be made in sufficient quantities by the body.
d. They meet the body’s physiological needs.
e. There are about 100 nutrients essential for the human body.
ANSWER: e
16. Which substance contributes energy, but is not considered a nutrient because it does not sustain life?
a. Fats
b. Sugar
c. Artificial sweeteners
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d. Alcohol
e. Phytochemicals
ANSWER: d
17. What happens when the body uses energy-yielding nutrients?
a. The bonds between the atoms break and release energy.
b. The body converts them into storage compounds.
c. A person’s energy stores are depleted.
d. The amount of water in the body decreases.
e. A person’s body mass increases.
ANSWER: a
18. Which energy-yielding nutrients are found in part of the structural component of muscles and
help regulate digestion?
a. fats
b. alcohols
c. proteins
d. carbohydrates
e. vitamins and minerals
ANSWER: c
19. The international unit for measuring food energy is ________.
a. kilojoules
b. kilograms
c. kilometers
d. kilonewtons
e. kiloliters
ANSWER: a
20. Which of the following statements accurately describes vitamins?
a. Vitamins are inorganic and do not provide energy.
b. Vitamins are indestructible.
c. Almost every action in the body requires the assistance of vitamins.
d. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are water-soluble vitamins.
e. Cooking vegetables at high temperatures helps maintain the vitamins.
ANSWER: c
21. Each of how many total vitamins has its own special dietary role to play?
a. 8
b. 13
c. 16
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d. 23
e. 26
ANSWER: b
22. Which of the following statements about minerals is FALSE?
a. Minerals are found in bones and teeth.
b. Minerals influence fluid balance and distribution.
c. There are six minerals known to be essential to human nutrition.
d. Minerals are inorganic and do not provide energy.
e. Lead is a mineral and an environmental contaminant.
ANSWER: c
23. Which essential nutrient provides the environment in which nearly all the body’s activities
take place?
a. proteins
b. carbohydrates
c. water
d. alcohol
e. vitamins
ANSWER: c
24. Which of the following terms is defined as the science of how nutrients affect the activities
of genes and how genes affect the activities of nutrients?
a. Genetic counseling
b. Nutritional genomics
c. Genetic metabolomics
d. Nutritional genetics
e. Biochemical nutrition
ANSWER: b
25. Research always begins with ________.
a. a problem or a question
b. an experiment
c. a theory
d. a prediction
e. interpretations
ANSWER: a
26. When conducting research, an educated guess like, “Diets rich in fiber always lead to good
health,” is called a _______.
a. theory
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b. prediction
c. hypothesis
d. correlation
e. deduction
ANSWER: c
27. Which of the following best describes randomization?
a. repetition of an experiment and getting the same results
b. process of choosing members of experimental and control groups without bias
c. personal account of an experience
d. experimentation on subjects who do know to which group they’ve been assigned
e. knowledge that experimental results were based in fact
ANSWER: b
28. What is a weakness of an epidemiological study?
a. Findings on some human beings cannot be generalized to all human beings.
b. Results from animal studies cannot be applied to human beings.
c. Cause and effect cannot be proven.
d. Codes of ethics prevent certain treatments.
e. The list of possible causes of disease can be narrowed.
ANSWER: c
29. If a person consumes 50% of their daily kilocalories from carbohydrates and 30% from
protein, what percentage of their daily kilocalories will come from fat?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 30%
d. 40%
e. 50%
ANSWER: b
30. Researchers benefit from a large sample size because ________.
a. chance variation is less likely to affect the results
b. any placebo effect is eliminated
c. it increases the likelihood of double-blind results
d. the control group will be more like the experimental group
e. experimenter bias is less likely to have an effect
ANSWER: a
31. Your research findings suggest “the less vitamin D, the less likelihood of depression.” What
do your findings suggest?
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a. no correlation
b. a positive correlation
c. a negative correlation
d. a placebo effect
e. validity
ANSWER: b
32. Which of the following statements describes a double-blind experiment?
a. The experimental and control groups take turns getting each treatment.
b. Neither subjects nor researchers know which subjects are in the control group and
which are in the experimental group.
c. Neither group of subjects knows whether they are in the control or experimental
group, but the researchers do know.
d. Both subject groups know whether they are in the control or experimental group, but
the researchers do not know.
e. Neither the subjects nor the persons having contact with the subjects know the true
purpose of the experiment.
ANSWER: b
33. Which term describes the process in which a panel of scientists rigorously evaluates a
research study to ensure that the scientific method was followed?
a. peer review
b. systematic review
c. research validity
d. meta-analysis
e. peer replication
ANSWER: a
34. To be accepted into the body of nutrition knowledge, research findings must stand up to
rigorous, repeated testing in experiments conducted by other researchers. This is called
a. validity
b. correlation
c. replication
d. randomization
e. anecdotal evidence
ANSWER: c
35. Which part of a research article defines key terms, study design, subjects, and procedures?
a. references
b. introduction
c. abstract
d. methods
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e. results
ANSWER: d
36. You have been asked to help a top nutrition researcher conduct human double-blind
experiments on zinc. After the subjects take their seats in the laboratory, you distribute all the
zinc pill bottles to individuals seated on the left side of the room and all the placebo pill bottles
to individuals seated on the right side of the room. The researcher instantly informs you that
there are two errors in your research practice. What steps should you have taken to conduct your
experiment correctly?
a. You should have given zinc to individuals on the right side and placebo to individuals
on the left side and then told them what they were getting.
b. You should have distributed the bottles after randomly assigning the subjects and then
told them what they were getting.
c. You should have told the subjects which group they were in, while preventing
yourself from knowing the contents of the pill bottles.
d. You should have prevented yourself from knowing what was in the pill bottles and
distributed the bottles randomly to the subjects.
e. You should have allowed the subjects to decide whether they take zinc or the placebo,
and then given them the opposite of what they requested.
ANSWER: d
37. Which type of article provides a quantitative summary of the evidence?
a. Systematic review
b. Meta-analysis
c. Case study
d. Clinical trial
e. Cohort study
ANSWER: b
38. How many grams of carbohydrate are in a meal that is 50% carbohydrate and contains 600
calories?
a. 50
b. 75
c. 150
d. 300
e. 33
ANSWER: b
39. The Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for a nutrient meets the needs of about
________ of the population.
a. 5%
b. 25%
c. 50%
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