Sports Nutrition Quiz 2

Question 1

Complex carbohydrate is a

Answer 1

polysaccharide

Question 2

Fructose is a

Answer 2

monosaccharide

Question 3

Muscle glycogen is a

Answer 3

polysaccharide

Question 4

Lactose is a

Answer 4

disaccharide

Question 5

Sucrose is a

Answer 5

disaccharide

Question 6

Starch is a

Answer 6

polysaccharide

Question 7

Glucose is a

Answer 7

monosaccharide

Question 8

Fiber is a

Answer 8

polysaccharide

Question 9

Why are many people unable to digest milk sugar?

Answer 9

they have a lactase deficiency

Question 10

The physiological response to hyperglycemia resulting from the consumption of carbohydrate-containing foods

Answer 10

stimulation of beta cells in the pancreas and the secretion of insulin

Question 11

What is gluconeogenesis?

Answer 11

the production of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources

Question 12

The recommended minimum amount of daily carbohydrate for athletes in training

Answer 12

5 g/kg

Question 13

Carbohydrate that is consumed during endurance exercise appears to delay fatigue by

Answer 13

providing a steady supply of glucose that exercising muscle can use

Question 14

The chemical composition of proteins differs from carbohydrate or fat because of the presence of

Answer 14

nitrogen

Question 15

The factors that determine protein quality

Answer 15

amount and type of amino acids

Question 16

To provide a protein-sparing effect, the athlete needs to consume sufficient

Answer 16

energy from carbohydrate and fat

Question 17

Which athlete would use protein as an energy source to the greatest extent?

Answer 17

endurance athlete

Question 18

It is best to consume a large dose of protein at one time to optimize its anabolic potential.

Answer 18

false

Question 19

Which athlete would use protein as an energy source to the greatest extent?

Answer 19

endurance athlete

Question 20

The amount of protein recommended daily for strength athletes on a kg of body weight basis

Answer 20

1.2 to 1.7 g

Question 21

What is the “anabolic window?”

Answer 21

a post-exercise state that favors muscle recovery and growth

Question 22

Long-term high protein intake may negatively affect the health of which organ?

Answer 22

kidney

Question 23

The three major lipids in human nutrition

Answer 23

triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids

Question 24

The fat that contains only one double bond between carbons

Answer 24

monounsaturated fat

Question 25

An example of a food containing predominantly saturate fat

Answer 25

butter

Question 26

An example of a food containing predominantly monounsaturated fat

Answer 26

olive oil

Question 27

Cholesterol is found in foods from

Answer 27

animal sources only

Question 28

The type of fat that appears to have no nutritional benefit

Answer 28

trans fatty acids

Question 29

What happens to oils when they are hydrogenated?

Answer 29

the oils become more solid

Question 30

With the onset of moderate-intensity, steady-state exercise, approximately how long does it take for fat oxidation to reach its maximal rate of activity?

Answer 30

10 to 20 minutes

Question 31

An amino acid molecule has the following features

Answer 31

an amine group on one end, and a carboxylic acid group on the other end

Question 32

Histidine is considered to be a “semiessential” amino acid in children, because the pathway for making it is not fully developed.

Answer 32

true

Question 33

Overconsumption of protein may pose a higher risk of _____ and ______.

Answer 33

kidney problems; reduced bone density

Question 34

Kwashiorkor, a protein deficiency disease, is associated with all of the following except

Answer 34

blindness

Question 35

The vitamin associated with deamination and transamination reactions of protein metabolism is

Answer 35

B6

Question 36

Of the following, which is considered an abnormal outcome for glucose

Answer 36

excretion in the urine

Question 37

One difference between epinephrine and glucagon is that glucagon can more rapidly break down glycogen to glucose.

Answer 37

false

Question 38

Of the following, which is the least sweet tasting?

Answer 38

lactose

Question 39

Of the following, which results in the lowest (bacterially produced) acid level in the mouth.

Answer 39

xylitol