GCU NSC 150 NUTRITION EXAM STUDY
GUIDE / QUESTIONS & EXPERTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS, 2025 / 2026.
Quiz____?# of carbons in a short chain fatty acid - Answer✓✓ less than 6 carbon atoms Quiz____?Protein functions in the body - Answer✓✓ structural materials enzymes hormones fluid balance acid-base balance transportation antibodies energy glucose Quiz____?· Glycemic index- what does it mean? what happens in the body? - Answer✓✓ is a number that measures of how foods affect the level of blood sugar Quiz____?Names of monosaccharides - Answer✓✓ glucose, fructose, galactose Quiz____?names of disaccharides - Answer✓✓ sucrose, lactose, maltose Quiz____?What are polysaccharides? - Page 1 of 11 1 / 2
Answer✓✓ complex carbohydrate macromolecules made of many sugar monomers Quiz____?What differentiates starch from fiber - Answer✓✓ STARCH is broken down into glucose and absorbed.FIBER moves through the small intestine undigested Quiz____?what are benefits and examples of soluble foods - Answer✓✓
BENEFITS: weight management &improving heart disease risk factors low
cholesterol and blood sugar levels
EX: beans, oats, apples, strawberries, peas potatoes
Quiz____?what are benefits and examples of insoluble foods - Answer✓✓
BENEFITS: promotes GI health & protection against colon cancer
EX: wheat,rice, veggies
Quiz____?what are the effects of insulin and when are they secreted - Answer✓✓ helps ctrl blood sugar levels and are secreted from the pancreas Quiz____?what are the effects of glucagon and when are they secreted - Answer✓✓ prevent blood glucose levels dropping too low secreted from pancreas Quiz____?type 1 diabetes - Answer✓✓ disorder in which the body cannot produce enough insulin Quiz____?type 2 diabetes - Answer✓✓ progressive disorder in which body cells become less responsive to insulin (most common form) insulin resistance Page 2 of 11
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