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What help does a buffer perform
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Helps maintain a constant pH
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Which of the following are proteins that inactivate foreign bacteria and viruses?
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Antibodies
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Which of the following is involved in the clotting of blood?
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Fibrin
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What describes the structure of an antibody
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Large protein molecule
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What is the fate of excess dietary proteins?
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After absorption, the extra amino acids will be rapidly degraded
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If the diet is lacking an essential amino acid, what will be the course of action?
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Protein synthesis will be limited
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What is complementary protein nutrition?
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A strategy of combining plant proteins in the same meal to improve the balance of essential amino acids.
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What is the most likely explanation for the fatty liver that develops from protein deficiency?
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Inability of the liver to synthesize lipoproteins for fat export.
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What organ does hydrolysis begin?
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Stomach
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What digestive enzyme would be most affected in people who are unable to produce hydrochloric acid?
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Pepsin
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In relation to protein synthesis, the role of DNA in the nucleus is to
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make messenger RNA as a translation of the DNA code
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The physical site where amino acids are sequenced in the cell is
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ribosome in the cytoplasm
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Which of the following best describes the structure of messenger RNA?
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It is nucleic acid copy of nuclear DNA
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Wood fire grilled pork chop
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An 8 oz bone-in pork chop cooked on the wood fire grill served with our Creole marmalade. Paired with fresh steamed green beans and garlic mashed potatoes. must get temp
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Pork 8oz
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As a percentage of daily energy intake, what is the recommended range for essential fatty acids?
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5.6 - 11.2
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For most adults, what is the recommended minimum amount of fat that should be consumed, as a percentage of total energy intake?
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20
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What element if found in proteins but NOT in carbohydrates and fats?
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Nitrogen
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What is meant by the amino acid sequence of a protein?
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Order of amino acids in the peptide chain
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Approximately how many different amino acids are used in the synthesis of body proteins?
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20
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What is the storage site of bile?
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Gallbladder
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Which of the following is characteristic of the lipase enzyme?
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Salivary gland lipase plays a significant role in fat digestion in infants
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Which of the following lipids is an essential nutrient?
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Linoleic acid
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Approximately what percentage of the body's energy needs at rest is supplied by fat?
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60
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What is the name of the sweetener consisting of a mixture of glucose and fructose formed by chemical hydrolysis?
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Invert sugar
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What is the chemical composition of fats?
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Fatty acids and glycerol
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Lipids differ in their degree of saturation or unsaturation due to their number of
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double bonds
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Which part of the gastrointestinal tract is the predominant site of dietary fat hydrolysis?
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Small intenstine
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Which is the first organ to respond to an increase in blood glucose concentration?
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Pancreas
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Which of the following is part of the maltose, sucrose, and lactose?
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glucose
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What is the reaction that links two monosaccharides together?
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Condensation
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What are cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose, and lignin?
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Fibers
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What plays a major role in the breakdown of certain types of dietary fiber in the large intestine?
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Bacteria
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Glygocen is stored mainly in which of the following tissues?
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Muscle and liver
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What enzyme does not act on simple sugars?
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Amylase
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The role of the liver in monosaccharide absorption is to convert
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Fructose to glucose
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Absorption of nutrients by intestinal cells occurs by
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tranmigration
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If you were tracing the various products of digestion to absorption and transport in the body, and you focused on the fat soluble vitamins and large fats, which circulatory system would you be monitoring?
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Lympathic system
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The presence of fat in the intestines stimulates cells of the intestional wall to release
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CCK
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