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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. Basal metabolsim: some tissue is more _______ active than others (fat versus muscle.)






2. We need energy for ____: exercise - activity of daily living.






3. Sugar = _____






4. Energy makes most ______ reaction happen.






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






6. We need energy to ______: digest your food






7. Body has several mechanisms designed to ____ caloric value and has fewer ways available to discourage caloric intake






8. In old days there was not need to regulate ______ because there was no overabundance of food.






9. The energy in protein is ____ kcals/g






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






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






12. Large Cola






13. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






14. People have different ____ for hunger and satiety.






15. Large Cola






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






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






18. Calories are measured by buring food in a sealed container called a ______.






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






20. Ketchup Packet






21. Most foods are a mixture and we call it a carb - protein - or fat food but really it is a mixture of thre almost all cases: ______________________






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






23. What is dietary thermogenesis?






24. Steak = ______






25. In the old days in times of famine we_______.






26. One dietary '____' = one kilocalorie (kcal)






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






28. Activity level affects the total ______ and accounts for second highest number of calories expended.






29. Oil = _____






30. What is appetite?






31. We need energy for _____: pregnancy - lactation - infancy - childhood - to some extent adolescence






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






33. The greatest energy use is _____.






34. Most foods are a _____.






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






36. Calories = ________ - not nutrients.






37. Oil = _____






38. Measureing _____ in people is much more expensive.






39. A (metric) calorie is the amount of energy (heat) required to raise 1 kilogram of ____ 1 degree centigrade.






40. What is a bomb calorimeter?






41. Chicken Caesar Salad






42. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






43. Basal metabolism (____-_____%)






44. Double Stack






45. Most foods are a _____.






46. Most foods are a mixture and we call it a carb - protein - or fat food but really it is a mixture of thre almost all cases: ______________________






47. Calories are not _____ - they are a measure of energy content.






48. Chicken Caesar Salad






49. Basal metabolism includes _________.






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