CDR DTR Practice Exam Guide Questions with Correct Answers
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Reasons that the general population is told to "eat your colors" when referring to fruits and vegetables include all of the following except:
a. the different color contain different phytochemicals
b. selecting from all five colors ensures adequate protein intake
c. doing so ensures adequate fib...
CDR DTR Practice Exam Guide Questions
with Correct Answers 2024-2025
Reasons that the general population is told to "eat your colors" when referring to fruits
and vegetables include all of the following except:
a. the different color contain different phytochemicals
b. selecting from all five colors ensures adequate protein intake
c. doing so ensures adequate fiber intake, which may protect against certain types of
cancers
d. eating the colors helps lower type 2 diabetes and heart disease risks -Answer- ✔b.
selecting from all 5 colors ensures adequate protein intake
Which of the following cooking methods is recommended for cuts of beef such as stew
beef, short ribs, chuck steak or beef round?
a. pan frying
b. broiling
c. roasting
d. braising -Answer- ✔d. braising
genetically engineering food is a process by which scientists alter the gene make up of
certain types of foods to achieve a certain characteristic. All of the following are
potential benefits of genetically engineered food, except:
a. a faster growing food supply, thus greater food production
b. foods that tastes better and is more nutritious
c. shorter shelf life
d. reductions in pesticide use -Answer- ✔c. shorter shelf life
Egg yolks used in lemon meringue pie primarily serve as which of the following agents?
a. emulsifying agent
b. coloring agent
c. thickening agent
d. textural agent -Answer- ✔b. coloring agent
Which of the following is not an ingredient in baking powder?
a. corn starch
b. sodium bicarbonate
c. cream of tartar
d. potassium bicarbonate -Answer- ✔d. potassium bicarbonate
Two men are the same age and both weight 150#, but one man 5'7" and the other is 6'
tall. What can be determined about their resting metabolic rate?
a. their resting metabolic rate is about the same
b. the resting metabolic rate is higher for the taller man
c. the resting rate is higher for the shorter man
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d. it is difficult to draw conclusions based on the info available -Answer- ✔b. the resting
metabolic rate is higher for the taller man
Which of the following statements is not true about soluble fiber?
a. as soluble fiber is digested, it becomes gel-like
b. soluble fiber works to slow the digestive process
c. soluble fiber works to add bulk to the stool to help move food through the digestive
tract faster
d. soluble fiber may help lower cholesterol levels -Answer- ✔c. soluble fiber works to
add bulk to the stool to help move food through the digestive tract faster
Chronic alcoholics are most likely to be deficient in the following nutrients, except:
a. magnesium
b. thiamin
c. folate
d. vitamin C -Answer- ✔d. vitamin c
The end product of sucrose digestion is:
a. glucose and fructose
b. glucose and galactose
c. glucose and mannose
d. 2 glucose molecules -Answer- ✔a. glucose and fructose
Protein digestion begins in the:
a. jejunum
b. stomach
c. small intestine
d. brush border -Answer- ✔b. stomach
A deficiency of vitamin D results in:
a. rickets
b. night blindness
c. scurvy
d. beri beri -Answer- ✔a. rickets
All of the following are true about vitamin C, except:
a. the best food sources of vitamin C are fruits, such as citrus, and vegetables, such as
broccoli
b. cigarette smokers should consume at least 100mg per day of vitamin c
c. deficiency of vitamin c can result in issues with wound healing, bleeding gums, tooth
loss, and leg pain
d. the RDA is 75 mg for women and 100 mg for men -Answer- ✔d. the RDA is 75 mg for
women and 100 mg for men
-RDA increases for women during pregnancy and breastfeeding
-the RDA for men is 90 mg
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Which of the following choices indicates nutritional risk?
a. a nursing home patient stable on a tube feeding program
b. diarrhea for 1 week w/ a 10# weight loss
c. a 3 year-old girl with a sore throat and poor appetite for 2 days
d. a 21 year-old male who is drinking protein shakes in an attempt to build muscle -
Answer- ✔b. diarrhea for 1 week with a 10# weight loss
A nutrition screen must be completed by which of the following?
a. a registered dietitan
b. a registered dietetic technician
c. a nurse
d. a trained health professional (not necessarily an RD or DTR) -Answer- ✔d. a trained
health professional
Which of the following lab values would best indicate nutritional risk?
a. fasting blood glucose level of 135 mg/dL
b. fasting cholesterol level of 199 mg/dL
c. serum albumin level of 3.5 g/dL
d. hematocrit level of 42% -Answer- ✔a. fasting blood glucose level of 135 mg/dL
- normal is 70-99 mg/dL
- 100-125 mg/dL indicates prediabetes
- over 126 mg/dL indicates diabetes
Which of the following statements are not true about a dietary history?
a. information for a dietary history can be obtained using a food diary recorded by the
individual for a period of 3-7 days
b. a 24-hour recall is the most accurate way to obtain information about an individual's
dietary history
c. a food frequency questionnaire can be a tool used to obtain information about an
individual's dietary history as it determines how often a person eats/drinks
d. a nutrient intake analysis is a way to obtain info regarding a person's dietary history
when they are hospitalized or living in another situation where observations can be
made about the type and amount of food consumed -Answer- ✔b. a 24-hour recall is the
most accurate way to obtain info about an individual's diet history
A body mass index of 28 is considered to be:
a. underweight
b. overweight
c. obese
d. normal weight -Answer- ✔b. overweight
Which of the following is a false statement about body mass index (BMI)?
a. BMI is the best way to measure the amount of body fat on an individual
b. men typically have less body fat than women even if the BMI's are the same
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