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Calories Food Energy And Energy Balance

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Physical Activity ( ____- ____% of that needed for basal metabolism from sedentary (light) to heavy; average activity requires 50% x 'basal' calories)






2. Ketchup Packet






3. The energy in alcohol is ____ kcals/g






4. The body is generally _____% efficient - so the numbers are very close to dietary calories.






5. What is a bomb calorimeter?






6. Thermogenesis is about ____% of the sum BMR plus physical activity calories






7. What is hunger?






8. A calorie measures for ______________.






9. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






10. Body fats for individual energy around ____% of BMR.






11. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






12. Basal metabolism includes _________.






13. In the old days in times of a feast we ________.






14. Triple Whopper






15. Eating leads to ____ (feeling of enough food has been eaten - but not stuffed)






16. Most foods contain a mixture of _____.






17. What is hunger?






18. Total caloric need =______________________.






19. The body is generally _____% efficient - so the numbers are very close to dietary calories.






20. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






21. Total caloric need =______________________.






22. What is a bomb calorimeter?






23. We need energy to ______: digest your food






24. Triple Whopper






25. What is appetite?






26. Double Stack






27. In the old days in times of a feast we ________.






28. Energy makes most ______ reaction happen.






29. We ___ weight when caloric intake is less than the body's need for energy.






30. Large Cola






31. The body's energy nutrients sources are _______.






32. Steak = ______






33. Chicken Caesar Salad






34. Body fats for individual energy around ____% of BMR.






35. The reason why we need energy fits into three categories: _______________.






36. Oil = _____






37. Basal metabolism (____-_____%)






38. We ___ weight when caloric intake is less than the body's need for energy.






39. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






40. Energy makes most ______ reaction happen.






41. People tend to ______ their activity level: only include the time you actually spend working out. (not talking to your friends between sets)






42. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






43. Most foods are a mixture and we call it a ______ food.






44. Sugar = _____






45. Measureing _____ in people is much more expensive.






46. The brain - liver - kidneys - and muscle account for ____% of BMR






47. We need energy to maintain _______.






48. We ____ weight when caloric intake exceeds the body's need for energy.






49. We need energy for ______: throughout the life cycle.






50. ______ provide over twice the calories per unit weiht than carbohydrates and protein do.