test bank for Nutrition Concepts and Controversies, 16th Edition by Sizer and Whitney .

Test Bank for Nutrition Concepts and Controversies 16th Edition
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, Chapter 1 Food Choices and Human Health
MULTICHOICE
1. Which of the following conditions is the most responsive to nutrition?


(A) diabetes


(B) iron deficiency anemia


(C) sickle cell disease


(D) heart disease


*ANSWER** (B)




2. What is the name for the study of environmental influences on genetic expression?


(A) epigenetics


(B) genetic counselling


(C) nutritional nucleic acid pool


(D) genetic metabolics


*ANSWER** (A)




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,3. The integration of nutrition, genomic science, and molecular biology has launched a new
area of study. What is this area of study called?
(A) nutrition genetics


(B) nutritional genomics


(C) nutritional molecular science


(D) nutritional science


*ANSWER** (B)




4. How many classes of nutrients are there?


(A) 2


(B) 4


(C) 6


(D) 8


*ANSWER** (C)




5. Which of the following nutrients is considered organic?


(A) minerals


(B) carbohydrate


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, (C) water


(D) alcohol


*ANSWER**


(B)




6. Which of the following nutrients yields energy and also provides materials that form
structures and working parts of body tissues?
(A) proteins


(B) vitamins


(C) fats


(D) proteins
*ANSWER**
(D)




7. Which of the following nutrients is energy-yielding?


(A) carbohydrates


(B) vitamins


(C) water


(D) minerals
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