MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.What would be the approximate weight gain of a person who consumes an excess of 500 kcalories daily for 1 month?

a.0.25 kg

b.1 kg

c.1.4 kg

d.1.8 kg

2.When an adult gains an extra 4.5 kg of body weight, approximately how much of this weight is fat?

a.2.3 kg

b.3.4 kg

c.4.3 kg

d.4.5 kg

3.Approximately what percentage of weight loss during starvation is lean body mass?

a.0 percent

b.20 percent

c.35 percent

d.50 percent

4.In an adult who gains 9 kg of excess body weight, about how much of this is lean tissue?

a.0 kg

b.1 kg

c.2.3 kg

d.4.5 kg

5.Which of these instruments is used to measure the energy content of foods?

a.energy chamber

b.exothermic meter

c.bomb calorimeter

d.combustion chamber

6.Which of the following terms describes the number of kcalories that the body obtains from a food, in contrast to the number of kcalories that are determined by burning the food in a bomb calorimeter?

a.direct calorimetry

b.indirect calorimetry

c.psychological food value

d.physiological food value

7.Which of the following represents an indirect measure of the amount of energy released from food?

a.the increase in heat given off when the food is burned

b.quantity of oxygen consumed when the food is burned

c.quantity of carbon dioxide consumed when the food is burned

d.the increase in heat retained by the food when it is slowly brought to 100°C

8.A person who exhibits a physiological need to eat is most likely experiencing the sensation of which of the following?

a.hunger

b.appetite

c.stress eating

d.neuropeptide Y suppression

9.Which part of the brain triggers the hunger sensation?

a.hippocampus

b.amygdala

c.cerebellum

d.hypothalamus

10.After consuming a very large meal, the desire to eat a slice of chocolate cake is an example of behaviour known as which of the following?

a.satiety

b.hunger

c.appetite

d.pigging out