ISSA NUTRITIONIST EXAM 2025 | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | NEWEST EXAM
Terms in this set (175)
What are the five senses that Sight, smell, taste, touch (feel), and flavor (a combo of taste, smell, and
influence food selection? mouthfeel).
What is umami? A savory flavor caused by glutamates like MSG.
What are functional foods? Foods that offer health benefits beyond basic nutrition.
What are the four types of Modified, conventional, medical, and specialty dietary foods.
functional foods?
Give an example of a modified Calcium-fortified orange juice.
functional food.
What is a food desert? An area with limited access to affordable and nutritious food.
Some religions restrict certain foods (e.g., halal for Muslims,
How do religious beliefs influence
diet? kosher for Jews, vegetarianism in Hinduism/Buddhism).
Why is flavor more than just Because it includes taste, smell, and the mouthfeel of food.
taste?
What role does smell play in It enhances taste and can detect thousands of odors, especially when food is
food perception? warm.
What's an example of a Sushi in Japan or escargot in France.
cultural food preference?
What is the basic unit of life? The cell.
What is the function of Produces ATP (energy) for the cell.
mitochondria?
What does the nucleus contain? DNA (genetic material).
, What does the rough Produces and processes proteins.
endoplasmic reticulum do?
What does the Golgi apparatus do? Modifies and packages proteins for transport.
What are the four types of Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue.
tissue in the body?
What are the three types of muscle Skeletal (voluntary), smooth (involuntary), and cardiac (heart).
tissue?
What is the role of the digestive Breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates waste.
system?
What are the three sections of the Duodenum, jejunum, ileum.
small intestine?
What is the function of villi and Increase surface area for nutrient absorption in the small intestine.
microvilli?
Which organ produces bile? The liver.
What does bile do? Emulsifies fats to aid digestion.
What does the pancreas secrete? Digestive enzymes (amylase, lipase) and hormones (insulin, glucagon).
What is chyme? Partially digested food mixed with digestive juices in the stomach.
What are the three main Absorb water, absorb electrolytes, eliminate waste.
functions of the large intestine?
What is metabolism? The process by which the body converts food into energy.
What is energy balance? The relationship between calories consumed and calories burned.
What are the three main Resting metabolic rate (RMR), thermic effect of food (TEF), and physical
components of energy activity.
expenditure?
The energy used at rest to maintain basic body functions (60-
What is RMR?
75% of daily energy use).
How many calories are in 1 4 kcal.
gram of carbohydrate?
How many calories are in 1 gram of 9 kcal.
fat?
How many calories are in 1 4 kcal
gram of protein?
How many calories are in 1 7
gram of alcohol?
What is ATP? Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.
What are the three energy systems? Phosphagen, glycolysis, and oxidative (aerobic) system.
What energy system is used for Phosphagen system.
GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | NEWEST EXAM
Terms in this set (175)
What are the five senses that Sight, smell, taste, touch (feel), and flavor (a combo of taste, smell, and
influence food selection? mouthfeel).
What is umami? A savory flavor caused by glutamates like MSG.
What are functional foods? Foods that offer health benefits beyond basic nutrition.
What are the four types of Modified, conventional, medical, and specialty dietary foods.
functional foods?
Give an example of a modified Calcium-fortified orange juice.
functional food.
What is a food desert? An area with limited access to affordable and nutritious food.
Some religions restrict certain foods (e.g., halal for Muslims,
How do religious beliefs influence
diet? kosher for Jews, vegetarianism in Hinduism/Buddhism).
Why is flavor more than just Because it includes taste, smell, and the mouthfeel of food.
taste?
What role does smell play in It enhances taste and can detect thousands of odors, especially when food is
food perception? warm.
What's an example of a Sushi in Japan or escargot in France.
cultural food preference?
What is the basic unit of life? The cell.
What is the function of Produces ATP (energy) for the cell.
mitochondria?
What does the nucleus contain? DNA (genetic material).
, What does the rough Produces and processes proteins.
endoplasmic reticulum do?
What does the Golgi apparatus do? Modifies and packages proteins for transport.
What are the four types of Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue.
tissue in the body?
What are the three types of muscle Skeletal (voluntary), smooth (involuntary), and cardiac (heart).
tissue?
What is the role of the digestive Breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates waste.
system?
What are the three sections of the Duodenum, jejunum, ileum.
small intestine?
What is the function of villi and Increase surface area for nutrient absorption in the small intestine.
microvilli?
Which organ produces bile? The liver.
What does bile do? Emulsifies fats to aid digestion.
What does the pancreas secrete? Digestive enzymes (amylase, lipase) and hormones (insulin, glucagon).
What is chyme? Partially digested food mixed with digestive juices in the stomach.
What are the three main Absorb water, absorb electrolytes, eliminate waste.
functions of the large intestine?
What is metabolism? The process by which the body converts food into energy.
What is energy balance? The relationship between calories consumed and calories burned.
What are the three main Resting metabolic rate (RMR), thermic effect of food (TEF), and physical
components of energy activity.
expenditure?
The energy used at rest to maintain basic body functions (60-
What is RMR?
75% of daily energy use).
How many calories are in 1 4 kcal.
gram of carbohydrate?
How many calories are in 1 gram of 9 kcal.
fat?
How many calories are in 1 4 kcal
gram of protein?
How many calories are in 1 7
gram of alcohol?
What is ATP? Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.
What are the three energy systems? Phosphagen, glycolysis, and oxidative (aerobic) system.
What energy system is used for Phosphagen system.
