NSC101 Chapter 6 Test Questions with Answers
Which of the following statements is true of a vegan diet? - Answer-Vegan children may not consume enough plant sources of protein to build bone and muscle tissue
What are conditionally essential amino acids? - Answer-Those amino acids that are norma...
NSC101 Chapter 6 Test Questions
with Answers
Which of the following statements is true of a vegan diet? - Answer-Vegan children may
not consume enough plant sources of protein to build bone and muscle tissue
What are conditionally essential amino acids? - Answer-Those amino acids that are
normally nonessential but must be supplied through the diet when the need for it
exceeds the body's ability to produce it
Proteins play several important roles in the body. What is NOT one of these? - Answer-
providing an unlimited supply of energy
Amino acids are needed each day to support the new growth and maintenance of cells
because there is a continuous breakdown and synthesis of proteins within the body
called - Answer-protein turnover
What contains enzymes that split peptide strands into tripeptides, dipeptides, and amino
acids? It is also where amino acids are absorbed. - Answer-small intestine
In making recommendations for protein intake, the DRI committee took into
consideration that the protein in a normal diet would be: - Answer-combination of animal
and plant sources
When amino acids are degraded for energy, their amine groups are stripped off and
incorporated by the liver into _____ and sent to the kidneys for excretion. - Answer-urea
Which of the following foods is not included in a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet? - Answer-fish
Cells will do all of the following to create their own working proteins from available
amino acids except - Answer-hold partially completed proteins until the diet provides the
missing amino acids
An adolescent girl has decided to adhere to a vegan diet. Her lunch consists of a tossed
green salad that contains celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions; whole-wheat
crackers; and apple juice. What comment would you make about her complementary
protein choices? - Answer-She should add garbanzo beans to her salad to obtain the
protein combination she requires.
The most easily digestible form of protein can be found in which of the following foods?
- Answer-eggs
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