CHAPTER 3 FITNESS TEST 1

Question 1

Regulatory nutrients

Answer 1

REGULATORY NUTRIENTS NECESSARY TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WITH NO CALORIC VALUE FOR EXAMPLE VITAMINS MINERALS WATER AND FIBER

Question 2

What is a calorie

Answer 2

The amount of energy a person expends in physical activity

Question 3

Scientific name for complex carbohydrates

Answer 3

Polysaccharides

Question 4

Scientific name for fats

Answer 4

Lipids

Question 5

Three main groups of fats

Answer 5

Simple, compound, and derived

Question 6

Polyunsaturated omega fatty acids classified into three types. What are they

Answer 6

Omega 3,6 ,and 9 fatty acids

Question 7

Fatty acid that provides the most health benefits

Answer 7

Fish is the best source of omega-3 APA and DHA

Question 8

Harmful effects of omega six fatty acid

Answer 8

Excessive intake tends to contribute to inflammation, a risk factor for heart disease, cancer, asthma, arthritis, and depression

Question 9

How many amino acids to form proteins

Answer 9

20

Question 10

How many essential and nonessential amino acids and proteins

Answer 10

Nine essential and 11 nonessential. Essential amino acids have to come from food because the body cannot produce them.

Question 11

Vitamins that are not manufactured in the body so they are required in the diet

Answer 11

B complex, E, C

Question 12

Vitamins that are formed in the body

Answer 12

A, D, K.

Question 13

How many minerals in the body

Answer 13

25

Question 14

What is the most important nutrient

Answer 14

Water

Question 15

What are dietary reference intakes –DRI

Answer 15

Include four types of reference values for planning and assessing diets and for establishing adequate and safe nutrient intakes in the diet

Question 16

What is estimated average requirement (EAR)

Answer 16

The amount of a nutrient that is estimated to meet the nutrient requirement of half the healthy people in specific age and gender groups.

Question 17

What is recommended dietary allowance (RDA)

Answer 17

The daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people in the US

Question 18

What is adequate intake (AI)

Answer 18

Approximations of observed nutrient intakes by a group or groups of healthy people.

Question 19

Tolerable upper intake level (UL)

Answer 19

The highest level of nutrient intake that appears safe for most healthy people.

Question 20

What are daily values (DV)

Answer 20

Reference values of nutrients in food components for use on food labels.

Question 21

How many calories in 1 g of alcohol

Answer 21

7

Question 22

The My plate healthy eating guide contains five major food groups

Answer 22

Vegetables, fruits, grains, protein, and dairy.

Question 23

Minimum calories of food to meet nutrient requirements

Answer 23

1500

Question 24

Two main fuels that supply energy for Physical Activity

Answer 24

Glucose or sugar and fat or fatty acids

Question 25

Glucose derived from foods is stored as glycogen in two places

Answer 25

Muscles and liver

Question 26

Amino acids from proteins are used as what when glucose is low

Answer 26

An energy substrate

Question 27

Energy from food must first be transferred to what. The breakdown of what releases the energy for the body to use

Answer 27

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate

Question 28

ATP can be generated by what

Answer 28

Vigorous exercise, aerobic (Supplies large amounts of energy for a slow sustained exercise) and anaerobic (which produces lactic acid which causes muscle fatigue).