Chapters 1 + 2

Question 1

Possible contaminants in drinking water include:

Answer 1

Microorganisms
Disinfectants
Inorganic chemicals
Radionucleotides

Question 2

The pancreas is responsible for secreting insulin?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Normal blood sugar levels can be misleading?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Sugars from food are quickly absorbed into bloodstream?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Insulin helps the sugar move from the bloodstream up into cells ?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Polysaccharides are converted in the mouth by Maltase enzymes?

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Monosaccharides are the end product of carbohydrate digestion?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Where is sucrose changed into glucose and fructose in the body using the enzyme sucrase?

Answer 8

The small intestine

Question 9

A healthy liver regulates the use of ___ by allowing certain levels to circulate in the blood for use by the cells of the body

Answer 9

Glucose

Question 10

Lipogenesis is:

Answer 10

The conversion of excess glucose into fatty acids and triglycerides that can be stored as body fat

Question 11

Hypoglycemia

Answer 11

Low blood sugar levels

Question 12

Lactose is found in higher quantities in human milk than in cows milk

Answer 12

True

Question 13

When water passes through limestone and Dolomites, it picks up naturally occurring:

Answer 13

Calcium and magnesium

Question 14

Conditions linked to dehydration:

Answer 14

Back pain
Kidney stones
Migraines
Chronic fatigue

Question 15

Factors that influence individual water requirements:

Answer 15

Climate
Activity level
Diet
Body size

Question 16

Carbohydrates play an important role in helping regulate the metabolism of:

Answer 16

Their follow macronutrients

Question 17

What sugars are broken down into glucose in the liver?

Answer 17

Galactose and fructose

Question 18

What hemicelluloses have cholesterol lowering activity?

Answer 18

Glucomannans

Galactomannans

Question 19

Water is invoked in almost every body function?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Water is composed of what 3 atoms?

Answer 20

2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen

Question 21

What is believed to promote skin healing by increasing skin hydration?

Answer 21

Hyaluronan

Question 22

On average. How many courts of water do we need a day, including food?

Answer 22

3 quarts

Question 23

More than 77% of river discharge in North America is affected by dams

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Lipolysis

Answer 24

The process when fat reserves are converted back into fatty acids for body fuel