Question

What two factors determine the BMI for an individual?

	bone structure and height
	weight and height
	height and age
	waist size and height
	weight and age

2.

If a person wants to lose weight, which of the following are viable strategies? Select the TWO answers that are correct.

	eating the same number of calories, but eating them all as fruit and veggies instead of burgers and fries
	substituting plain water for regular soda
	exercising more
	adding more fruits and veggies on top of the current diet

3.

Which type of organic molecule stores the most energy per gram?

	proteins
	fats
	glycogen
	starch
	nucleic acid

4.

Excess energy can be stored for short periods of time in the muscle and liver tissue as _______, and for long periods of time as _______ in fat cells.

	triglycerides; calories
	triglycerides; glycogen
	glycogen; triglycerides
	glycogen; calories
	calories; calories

5.

If you exercise for an extended period of time, you will use energy first from _________, then from ___________.

	proteins; fats
	glycogen; fats
	glycogen; proteins
	fats; proteins
	fats; glycogen

6.

Why is it recommended that anyone trying to lose weight should avoid alcoholic beverages?

	The fermentation process used to make alcohol produces a low-energy beverage that causes lethargy.
	Fermentation is an inefficient form of aerobic respiration.
	Drinking alcoholic beverages increases fermentation in our bodies, which leads to weight gain.
	The fermentation process used to make alcohol does not fully break down glucose, resulting in a high-carbohydrate beverage.
	Drinking alcoholic beverages decreases fermentation in our bodies, which leads to weight gain.

7.

Which process is not correctly matched with its cellular location?

	electron transport—mitochondria
	glycolysis—cytoplasm
	All of the answers are correctly matched.
	citric acid cycle—mitochondria
	None of the answers are correctly matched.

8.

During aerobic respiration, what molecule has (and carries) electrons stripped from food?

	H2O
	NAD+
	NADH
	O2
	pyruvate

9.

If you ingest carbon in the form of sugar, how is that carbon released from your body?

	as fat
	as CO2
	as protein
	in urine
	as sugar

10.

Where in the cell does fermentation take place?

	mitochondria
	cytoplasm
	nucleus
	Fermentation does not occur in cells, it occurs in circulating blood.
	cytoplasm and mitochondria

Answer 1

1. BMI is the body mass index. It is determined generally by the person’s height and weight.

Based on person’s height and weight the body’s fat is measured.

Option b is the answer

2.One can lose weight by drinking water as well as eating same number of calories as fruits and veggies instead of burgers and fries.

Option a and b are correct.

3.

Fat is one of the macronutrients. Fats are source of energy. It gives maximum yield of energy.

Option b is the correct answer.

4.Excess energy can be stored for short periods of time in the muscle and liver tissue as glycogen and for long periods of time as triglycerides in fat cells.

Option c is the answer.

5.If you exercise for an extended period of time, you will use energy first from glycogen then from fats. Option b is the answer.