Chapter Three- Carbohydrates

Question 1

The manufacture by plants of carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll with sunlight as the energy source is called:

1. Photosynthesis
2. Photo-Op
3. Digital photography
4. Sungenesis

Answer 1

Photosynthesis

Question 2

Carbohydrates are complex molecules composed of:

1. Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
2. Iron, Nitrogen, and Uranium
3. Electrons, Protons and Calcium

Answer 2

Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen

Question 3

To reduce body-fat and maintain optimal health, most individuals should:

1. Radically reduce carbohydrate intake as in Low-Carbohydrate meal plans.
2. Maintain a balance of all nutrients as in a holistic sense.
3. Radically increase carbohydrate intake as in Carbo-Loading.

Answer 3

Maintain a balance of all nutrients as in a holistic sense.

Question 4

Carbohydrates are broken down and transformed into:

1. Simple proteins
2. Simple fats
3. Simple sugars
4. Simple alcohols

Answer 4

Simple sugars

Question 5

After supplying Glucose and Glycogen to the brain, nervous system, muscle and liver, the excess is converted into:

1. Fat, and stored throughout the body as a reserve source of energy.
2. Water, and stored in the bladder as a reserve source of energy.
3. Chlorophyll, and stored in the brain as a reserve source of energy.

Answer 5

Fat, and stored throughout the body as a reserve source of energy.

Question 6

Carbohydrate snacks that contain large amounts of refined sugars promote:

1. A sudden rise in body-fat often followed by an “insulin spike”.
2. A sudden rise in blood-sugar often followed by an “insulin spike”.
3. A sudden change in blood type often followed by an “insulin spike”.

Answer 6

A sudden rise in blood-sugar often followed by an “insulin spike”.

Question 7

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Answer 7

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Question 8

An “insulin spike” rapidly does what to blood-sugar levels?

Answer 8

Rapidly LOWERS Blood Sugar levels

Question 9

Following an “insulin spike” most people feel:

1. Happy, excited and ready for action
2. Fatigued, nervous and sometimes dizzy with a headache
3. Strong, aggressive and ready for a workout

Answer 9

Fatigued, nervous and sometimes dizzy with a headache

Question 10

A total lack of carbohydrates can result in:

1. Ketosis
2. Loss of energy
3. Depression
4. Breakdown of lean body tissue
5. All of the above

Answer 10

All of the above

Question 11

The body can only store a limited amount of Glycogen:

1. True
2. False

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

About one-third of the body’s supply of glycogen is stored in the liver. The rest is stored in:

1. In the stomach
2. In the muscles
3. In the brain
4. In the pancreas

Answer 12

In the muscles