BIOD121 / BIOD 121 Final Exam:
(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Essentials in Nutrition | Questions & Answers | Grade A 100% Correct - Portage Learning
Question:
Osteoporosis develops as a result of a severe deficiency of what vitamin?Explain what occurs with this deficiency.
Answer:
Vitamin D a lack decreases calcium absorption and results in weak bones
Question:
Poverty occurs in both developed and underdeveloped nations. List one cause of undernutrition unique to underdeveloped nations and one cause in the United States.
Answer:
Developing nations- Population growth, depletion of farmland, lack of water sources, war, political unrest and insufficient sanitation United States- Insufficient food, inadequate healthcare, unhealthy living conditions 1 / 3
Question:
List two causes of undernutrition in the United States.
Answer:
Insufficient food Inadequate healthcare Unhealthy living conditions
Question:
Choose the description that best describes the term 'Bonking'.
Answer:
Depletion of liver and muscle glycogen stores leading to severe fatigue
Question:
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Anorexia Nervosa?
- Control of food leads to empowerment
- Food equals comfort
- Preoccupation with food
- Denial of appetite
Answer:
Food equals comfort
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Question:
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Binge-eating disorder?
Answer:
Purging
Question:
List the clinical guidelines for a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa
Answer:
body weight less than 85% normal relative to age/height/gender and a BMI less than or equal to 17
Question:
Macronutrients are used as fuel for muscles and cells. Choose the answer that best describes the energy sources used by the cell starting with the energy source immediately available.
Answer:
ATP, Carbohydrates, fat, protein
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