Quiz Questions for Final

Question 1

Which of the following accounts for the highest percentage of Total Energy Expenditure:

a) Physical activity
b) Thermic effect of metabolism
c) Resting metabolic rate
d) Adaptive thermogenesis

Answer 1

Resting metabolic rate

Question 2

Which one of the following is a satiation signal that reduces meal size:

a) Insulin
b) Leptin
c) Adiponectin
d) Cholecystokinin

Answer 2

Cholecystokinin

Question 3

Which one of the following conditions would typically be associated with high ghrelin levels:

a) Anorexia nervosa
b) Obesity
c) Gastric bypass
d) Following a big carbohydrate meal

Answer 3

Anorexia nervosa

Question 4

The brain region that is thought to be the hub of homeostatic regulation is:

a) Nucleus accumbens
b) Prefrontal cortex
c) Hippocampus
d) Hypothalamus

Answer 4

Hypothalamus

Question 5

Harris Benedict is a method of calculating what:

a) Body fat percentage
b) Resting energy expenditure
c) Physical activity level
d) Total body water

Answer 5

Resting energy expenditure

Question 6

Which of the following exercises is considered “bone building?”

a) Running
b) Swimming
c) Yoga
d) Water aerobics

Answer 6

Running

Question 7

Approximately how much carbohydrate is required by the body per hour of exercise:

a) 10-20 grams
b) 60 – 80 grams
c) 30 – 60 grams
d) 5 – 10 grams

Answer 7

30-60 grams

Question 8

The feelings of fullness that exist following a meal is defined as:

a) Satiation
b) Satiety
c) Intermeal interval
d) Glycemic index

Answer 8

Satiety

Question 9

Processing can impact the amount of vitamins in a food by which mechanism:

a) Heat degradation
b) Chelation
c) Maillard reaction
d) Precipitation

Answer 9

Heat degradation

Question 10

Which of the following foods are processed?

a) An apple from the produce section
b) Canned tomatoes
c) Bagged iceberg lettuce
d) All of the above are processed

Answer 10

All of them are

Question 11

α-tocopherol primarily functions as a:
A.	Water-soluble antioxidant
B.     	Lipid-soluble antioxidant
C.	Blood clotting factor
D.	Co-factor for enzymes involved in energy metabolism

Answer 11

lipid-soluble antioxidant

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of protein that requires Vitamin K for activation:
A.	Leptin
B.	Insulin
C.    	Prothrombin
D.	Glucagon

Answer 12

Prothombrin

Question 13

The Recommended Dietary Allowance is set at:
A. 2 Standard Deviations above the Estimated Average Requirement
B. The amount of a nutrient required to meet the needs of 75% of all healthy people
C. Double the Adequate Intake level
D. Double the Estimated Average Requirement

Answer 13

2 Std Devs above the EAR

Question 14

The active form of Vitamin D is:
A.	25, hydroxyvitamin D
B.	24, hydroxyvitamin D
C.    	1,25 hydroxyvitamin D
D.	7-dehydroxycholesterol

Answer 14

1,25 hydroxyvitamin D

Question 15

Kidney failure can result in a deficiency of the active form of which vitamin:
A.	Vitamin A
B.    	Vitamin D
C.	Vitamin E
D.	Vitamin K

Answer 15

Vitamin D

Question 16

Which active form of Vitamin A is responsible for formation of rhodopsin, a protein involved with vision:
A.	Retinol
B.    	11-cis-retinal
C.	Retinoic acid
D.	Retinol ester

Answer 16

11-cis-retinal

Question 17

Vitamin A is primarily stored in:
A.	Kidney
B.	Skin
C.	Fat tissue
D.   	 Liver

Answer 17

liver

Question 18

Which of the following will stimulate activation of Vitamin D:
A.	An increase in blood calcium
B.    	A decrease in blood calcium
C.	An increase in blood glucose
D.	An increase in blood glucagon

Answer 18

A decrease in blood calcium

Question 19

Vitamin E is transported from the liver using by:
A.    	TTP
B.	Albumin
C.	RBP
D.	CRABPII

Answer 19

TTP

Question 20

Which of the following food sources is rich in Vitamin K?
A.	Milk
B.	Mushrooms
C.	Coconut oil
D.    	Spinach

Answer 20

Spinach

Question 21

The form of Vitamin E that is most active is:
A.	Alpha-tocotrienol, RRR
B.    	Alpha-tocopherol, RRR
C.	Beta-tocopherol, RRR
D.	Alpha-tocopherol, SRR

Answer 21

Alpha-tocopherol, RRR

Question 22

Which of the following is an example of protein that requires Vitamin K for activation:
A.   	 Matrix-gla protein
B.	Insulin
C.	Collagen
D.	Glucagon

Answer 22

Matric-GLA protein

Question 23

The Estimated Average Requirement is:
A. 2 Standard Deviations above RDA
B. The amount of a nutrient required to meet the needs of 50% of healthy people
C. Double the Adequate Intake level
D. The amount of a nutrient requirement to meet the needs of 97-98% of healthy people

Answer 23

The amount of a nutrient required to meet the needs of 50% of healthy people

Question 24

The active form of Vitamin A is:
A.	Retinol
B.	Retinol ester
C.    	Retinoic Acid
D.	Retinaldehyde

Answer 24

Retinoic acid

Question 25

``` In response to low-calcium levels in the blood, which of the following hormones stimulates activation of Vitamin D: A. PTH B. Leptin C. Cortisol D. Inulin ```

Answer 25

PTH

Question 26

``` Recycling of which vitamin is blocked by the blood thinner Warfarin: A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin K D. Vitamin E ```

Answer 26

Vitamin K

Question 27

``` Which Vitamin is transported from the liver by TTP? A. Vitamin E B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin A D. Vitamin K ```

Answer 27

Vitamin E

Question 28

``` The primary targets of active Vitamin D are: A. Heart and Lung B. Bone and Intestine C. Bone and Liver D. Liver and kidney ```

Answer 28

Bone and Intestine

Question 29

``` The one known function of Vitamin K is: A. A lipid soluble antioxidant B. A regulator of calcium homeostasis C. Conversion of Glu to Gla residues to activate certain proteins D. Formation of the protein rhodopsin ```

Answer 29

Conversion of Glu to Gla residues to activate certain proteins

Question 30

``` Which of the following is rich in preformed Vitamin A? A. Milk B. Carrots C. Spinach D. Canola oil ```

Answer 30

Milk