Nutrition Quiz 2

Front 1

In Which of the following are ample amounts of carbohydrates almost always found?

Back 1

All plant foods, whole grains, vegetables, legumes, and fruits

Front 2

What are sources of dietary carbohydrates?

Back 2

Simple Carbohydrates (sugars) which are monosaccharides: glucose, fructose, galactose. Disaccharides: maltose, sucrose, lactose.
Complex Carbohydrates (Starches & Fibers).

Front 3

Which of the following is known as blood sugar or dextrose?

Back 3

Glucose

Front 4

What is the composition of sucrose?

Back 4

Fructose & Glucose

Front 5

What is another name for lactose?

Back 5

Milk Sugar

Front 6

What component accounts for the usually sweet taste of fruits?

Back 6

Fructose

Front 7

What is an component of all three dietary disaccharides?

Back 7

Glucose

Front 8

Glycogen is stored mainly in which of the following tissues?

Back 8

Liver & Muscles

Front 9

Which of the following is a rich source of dietary starch?

Back 9

The richest source is grain. Root crops and tubers, and legumes

Front 10

Cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose, and lignin are all forms of Fibers. t/f

Back 10

True

Front 11

Bacteria plays a major role in the breakdown of certain types of dietary fiber in the large intestine.

Back 11

True

Front 12

You have just finished a light breakfast of toast and jelly. Which of the following series of events proceeds upon digestion/absorption of the meal until it is near time for lunch?

Back 12

All the sugars & most of the starches are being digested.

Front 13

Gluconeogenesis is a term that describes the synthesis of?

Back 13

Protein to Glucose

Front 14

What term describes how quickly glucose is absorbed from a food after ingestion, how high blood glucose rises as a result, and how quickly blood glucose returns to normal?

Back 14

Glycemic Response

Front 15

Bloating, diarrhea, and cramping are symptoms of?

Back 15

lactose intolerance

Front 16

At rest, the typical body stores of glycogen can provide energy for a maximum of?

Back 16

about less than a day during rest & a few hours at most during exercise.

Front 17

What is the minimum daily amount of dietary carbohydrate necessary to spare body protein from excessive breakdown?

Back 17

50 to 100 grams of carbohydrates

Front 18

According to the Dietary Guidelines, what should be the range of dietary carbohydrate intake as a percentage of energy intake?

Back 18

45-65% Dietary Intake

Front 19

The most important of the concerns regarding dietary carbohydrate intake, is the amount consumed at one time, not simply the source.t/f

Back 19

True

Front 20

The intake of dietary carbohydrate as a large amount of sugar by an individual has conclusively been shown to cause diabetes. t/f

Back 20

False

Front 21

When blood sugar is lowered and liver glycogen has been depleted, glucose will be produced in the liver as a result of the action of the stress hormone epinephrine.t/f

Back 21

True

Front 22

Hypoglycemia is low blood glucose and can often be controlled by dietary changes.t/f

Back 22

True

Front 23

There is a large body of scientific evidence which concludes that sugar causes misbehavior in children and criminal behavior in adults.t/f

Back 23

False

Front 24

When an individual is deprived of dietary carbohydrates for a prolonged period of time the body may make ketone bodies from fat fragments that accumulate as a result of excessive fat breakdown and this accumulation of ketone bodies in the blood is called ketosis. t/f

Back 24

True

Front 25

Maintaining Glucose Homeostasis is important because Low blood glucose may cause dizziness and weakness. t/f

Back 25

True