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BASIC NUTRITION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following choices best describes the
Tolerable Upper Intake Level for a nutrient?
a. It is the highest level of intake that can be safely
consumed during a single day.
b. It is the level of intake at which toxicities first begin to
appear in the population.
c. It is the lowest level of intake at which most people
experience toxicity symptoms.
d. It is the highest level of intake that appears to be
safe for regular consumption by nearly everyone. -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔d. It is the highest level of intake
that appears to be safe for regular consumption by
nearly everyone.
What is likely the most toxic nutrient?
a. Alcohol
b. Selenium
c. Vitamin A
d. Niacin - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔c. Vitamin A
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For which of the following categories of foods does the
average intake of Americans fall furthest from
established goals?
a. Vegetabes
b. Whole grains
c. Seafood
d. Fruits - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔b. Whole grains
Which of the following choices best completes the
statement about nutrient density? Nutrient density =
a. nutrient mass/kcal
b. kcals/mass of food
c. nutrient mass/gram of food
d. number of different nutrients/serving - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔a. nutrient mass/kcal
The study of nutrition does not typically involve which of
these activities?
a. determining how food pricing affects food purchases
b. determining how a nutrient is transporting through the
body
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c. determining how a particular food affects the function
of the cells
d. determining if compounds used in food packaging
enter foods - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔d. determining if
compounds used in food packaging enter foods
Which of the following is true of all nutrients, including
those that are essential and those that are not?
a. They must be obtained from food
b. They are essential for body functions
c. Our health will improve when we consume them
regularly
d. The body is unable to synthesize enough of them to
meet its need. - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔b. They are
essential for body functions
Which of the following is not a micronutrient?
a. Niacin
b. Calcium
c. Protein
d. Iron - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔c. Protein
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Consuming a micronutrient is such large quantities that it
has harmful effects is an example of:
a. chronic disease
b. nutrient deficiency
c. over nutrition
d. obesity - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔c. over nutrition
Limiting the intake of which of the following is most
strongly associated with a reduce risk of chronic
disease?
a. grains
b. all sugars
c. red meats
d. low fat dairy - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔c. red meats
The process by which nutrients are extracted from foods
and broken down into their smallest is called:
a. absorption
b. digestion
c. fractionation
d. metabolism - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔b. digestion
BASIC NUTRITION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following choices best describes the
Tolerable Upper Intake Level for a nutrient?
a. It is the highest level of intake that can be safely
consumed during a single day.
b. It is the level of intake at which toxicities first begin to
appear in the population.
c. It is the lowest level of intake at which most people
experience toxicity symptoms.
d. It is the highest level of intake that appears to be
safe for regular consumption by nearly everyone. -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔d. It is the highest level of intake
that appears to be safe for regular consumption by
nearly everyone.
What is likely the most toxic nutrient?
a. Alcohol
b. Selenium
c. Vitamin A
d. Niacin - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔c. Vitamin A
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For which of the following categories of foods does the
average intake of Americans fall furthest from
established goals?
a. Vegetabes
b. Whole grains
c. Seafood
d. Fruits - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔b. Whole grains
Which of the following choices best completes the
statement about nutrient density? Nutrient density =
a. nutrient mass/kcal
b. kcals/mass of food
c. nutrient mass/gram of food
d. number of different nutrients/serving - ...ANSWER...
✔ ✔a. nutrient mass/kcal
The study of nutrition does not typically involve which of
these activities?
a. determining how food pricing affects food purchases
b. determining how a nutrient is transporting through the
body
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c. determining how a particular food affects the function
of the cells
d. determining if compounds used in food packaging
enter foods - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔d. determining if
compounds used in food packaging enter foods
Which of the following is true of all nutrients, including
those that are essential and those that are not?
a. They must be obtained from food
b. They are essential for body functions
c. Our health will improve when we consume them
regularly
d. The body is unable to synthesize enough of them to
meet its need. - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔b. They are
essential for body functions
Which of the following is not a micronutrient?
a. Niacin
b. Calcium
c. Protein
d. Iron - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔c. Protein
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Consuming a micronutrient is such large quantities that it
has harmful effects is an example of:
a. chronic disease
b. nutrient deficiency
c. over nutrition
d. obesity - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔c. over nutrition
Limiting the intake of which of the following is most
strongly associated with a reduce risk of chronic
disease?
a. grains
b. all sugars
c. red meats
d. low fat dairy - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔c. red meats
The process by which nutrients are extracted from foods
and broken down into their smallest is called:
a. absorption
b. digestion
c. fractionation
d. metabolism - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔b. digestion
