Chapter 23 Test

Question 1

It is normal for puberty to occur anytime between these ages

Answer 1

9 and 17

Question 2

A person’s metabolic rate is _________ when he is running than when he is walking

Answer 2

higher

Question 3

Fruits and vegetables together should fill about ________ of your food plate

Answer 3

one-half

Question 4

Fat-soluble vitamins can be store in the body for future use, but _________ vitamins cannot

Answer 4

water-soluble

Question 5

This can lead to an inability to think clearly, sleepiness, and liver damage

Answer 5

alcohol use

Question 6

Amphetamines are _______________

Answer 6

stimulants

Question 7

This occurs when a user has to take more of a drug to get the same effect as he used to

Answer 7

tolerance

Question 8

This is one of the main things you can do to prevent spreading diseases

Answer 8

washing your hands

Question 9

Meat, beans, and eggs are good sources of _______

Answer 9

protein

Question 10

This is primarily found in dairy products and is important for preventing osteoporosis

Answer 10

Calcium

Question 11

Airborne infections usually affects the _________

Answer 11

respiratory system

Question 12

Generally a person’s basal metabolic rate becomes ________ with age

Answer 12

lower

Question 13

Drugs that slow mental activities are called _________

Answer 13

depressants

Question 14

This would be the healthiest way to get a serving of grains

Answer 14

Eat a bowl of whole-grain cereal with low-fat milk for breakfast.

Question 15

This is the total of all the body’s processes

Answer 15

metabolism

Question 16

This can cause the same health problems as actually smoking

Answer 16

secondhand smoke

Question 17

This would be the most effective against Staphylococcus infection

Answer 17

antibiotic

Question 18

A person would typically gain weight in this situation

Answer 18

burning 1600 calories per day while eating 2000 calories a day

Question 19

Cocaine is an example of a ________

Answer 19

narcotic

Question 20

Less than ______ of your daily calorie intake should come from fat

Answer 20

30%

Question 21

This is a specific defense against pathogens

Answer 21

antibodies

Question 22

The energy in food is measured in units called _______

Answer 22

calories

Question 23

Drugs that primarily affect a person’s mental or emotional state

Answer 23

psychoactive

Question 24

A drug that causes the mind to make up things

Answer 24

hallucinogen

Question 25

The feeling of happiness often caused by narcotics

Answer 25

euphoria

Question 26

The enzyme found in tears that fights bacteria

Answer 26

lysozyme

Question 27

The body’s first line of defense against disease

Answer 27

skin and mucus membranes

Question 28

Vitamins B and C are this kind of vitamin

Answer 28

Water-soluble

Question 29

These are all ways that infectious diseases can spread

Answer 29

• Contaminated food
• Insects
• Coughing and sneezing

Question 30

Transmitted by infections and other arthropods

Answer 30

Vector-carried infections

Question 31

Signs may include fever, redness, or swelling, draining fluids

Answer 31

wound infections

Question 32

Often spread by coughing and sneezing

Answer 32

airborne infections

Question 33

Prevented by hand washing, disinfecting surfaces, and getting vaccines

Answer 33

Contact infections

Question 34

Prevented by handling food or drinking water properly

Answer 34

contamination infections

Question 35

There period of life in which the body matures physically

Answer 35

puberty

Question 36

The study of food and how if affects health

Answer 36

nutrition

Question 37

Arthropods or other organisms that can transmit pathogens from one organism to another

Answer 37

vectors