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Calories Food Energy And Energy Balance

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The energy in fat is ____ kcals/g






2. Most foods contain a mixture of _____.






3. What is appetite?






4. People have different ____ for hunger and satiety.






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






6. Basal metabolism includes _________.






7. Double Stack






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






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






10. Ketchup Packet






11. We call mixture by a ____ or handle in order to make teaching about nutrition easier.






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






13. What is hunger?






14. Dietary thermogenesis (____% of basal and physical activity calories)






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






16. Large Cola






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






18. Large French Fries






19. We call mixture by a ____ or handle in order to make teaching about nutrition easier.






20. Chicken McNuggets






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






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






23. Oil = _____






24. What is appetite?






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






26. The energy in carbohydrates is ___ kcals/g






27. We need energy to ______: digest your food






28. People have different ____ for hunger and satiety.






29. Measureing _____ in people is much more expensive.






30. Energy makes most ______ reaction happen.






31. We need energy to maintain _______.






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






33. Energy makes most ______ reaction happen.






34. Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips






35. Calories = ________ - not nutrients.






36. Out bodies would find ways of getting calories from stored _____ - followed by fats and body proteins.






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






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






39. Dietary thermogenesis (____% of basal and physical activity calories)






40. Basal metabolism includes _________.






41. A calorie measures for ______________.






42. Triple Whopper






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






44. Total caloric need =______________________.






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






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






47. Chicken Caesar Salad






48. Double Quarter Pounder w/cheese






49. Big Mac






50. What is a bomb calorimeter?