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STRAIGHTERLINE INTRO TO
NUTRITION FINAL EXAM SOLVED
100% CORRECT
Question 1: What is the major monosaccharide found in
the human body?
CORRECT ANSWER: glucose
Question 2: Which of these is a complex carbohydrate
that cannot be broken down by the human digestive process?
CORRECT ANSWER: fiber
Question 3: What is the purpose of the Dietary Guidelines
for Americans, 2010?
CORRECT ANSWER: to help Americans choose an
overall healthful diet
Question 4: How much moderate-intensity exercise is
recommended in order to decrease an individual's risk of chronic disease?
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CORRECT ANSWER: 30 minutes per day
Question 5: What is an advantage of fat as a source of
fuel for exercise?
CORRECT ANSWER: It supplies more than twice the
energy of carbohydrates
Question 6: In the human body, when is glycogen
synthesis greatest?
CORRECT ANSWER: immediately following exercise*
Question 7: what is the first step in the production of
energy from food?
CORRECT ANSWER: anaerobic breakdown of glucose
in the cytoplasm
Question 8: a cell's genetic material is contained in its
CORRECT ANSWER: nucleus
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Question 9: the primary functions of epithelial tissue in
the lining of the respiratory tract are to
CORRECT ANSWER: secrete important substances,
absorb nutrients, and excrete waste*
Question 10: what happens in the human body when too
much Vitamin C is consumed via supplements?
CORRECT ANSWER: It is excreted in the feces and
urine
Question 11: what substances manufactured by the
endocrine glands act as chemical messengers in the body?
CORRECT ANSWER: hormones
Question 12: what is the term for the partially digested
food mixture as it leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine?
CORRECT ANSWER: chyme
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Question 13: how does the body regulate blood glucose
levels after a meal?
CORRECT ANSWER: insulin is released from the
pancreas
Question 14: which of these is the only animal-derived
food that contains a significant amount of carbohydrates?
CORRECT ANSWER: milk
Question 15: which enzyme breaks down carbohydrate?
CORRECT ANSWER: amylase
Question 16: what product is formed as a result of the
incomplete breakdown of fat when carbohydrates are not available to the body?
CORRECT ANSWER: ketones
Question 17: which type of fats can raise the low-density
lipoprotein (LDL) level in the blood?