Leeds Metropolitan University Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education Course: BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy Year/ Semester Level 1 Semester 2 DATE: 14 th May 2009 Examiner: Theocharis Ispoglou TIME: 09:00 11;00 Title: Nutrition and Biochemistry CRN: 1749 Instructions to students: 50 multiple choice questions Please answer all questions on the answer grid provided. 1. The energy content of a food containg 17g of fat, 29g of protein and 278 g of CHO is a. 5200 kilojoules b. 5800 kilojoules c. 6600 kilojoules d. 7200 kilojoules 2. Select two of the hormones that regulate digestive processes 3. Enzymes a. Insulin & Secretin b. Cholecystokinin & Secretin c. Somatostatin & Secretin d. Glucagon & Secretin a. Are not affected by changes in ph b. Work best at a certain ph c. Are not sensitive to temperature changes d. Are essential fatty acids
4. A food that contains all eight of the essential amino acids may be referred to by which one of all of the following terms? a. Animal / First Class / Low Biological Value b. First Class / Complete / High Biological Value c. Animal / Incomplete / High Biological Value d. Second Class / Incomplete / Low Biological Value 5. An athlete lost 1.67 litres of fluid during exercise. What is the volume of drink the athlete should be ingested with following the end of exercise? a. 1.67 L b. 1-2 L c. 1.5-2.5 L d. 2.5-3.3 L 6. RNI in nutritional language means? a. Reasonable Nutrient Intake b. Referred Nutrient Intake c. Recommended Nutrient Intake d. Reference Nutrient Intake 7. Large volumes of plain water after exercise can lead to a. Increased urine production b. Increased water retention c. Increased plasma osmolality d. Increased sodium concentration 8. The total energy expenditure of a person is 3967 kcals per day. How many of these kcals account for the thermic effect of feeding? a. 198.35-396.7 b. 396.7-595.05 c. 595.05-793.4 d. 793.4-991.75 9. The estimated total energy expenditure of a 25 year old male student (height 1.8m & weight 72kg) is 2790 kcals. The actual mean nutrient intakes over a seven day period for the same individual are: Carbohydrate=259g, Protein=200g, Fat=165g, and Non-starch polysacharide (NSP)=8g. Select the correct option below for the fat intake of the individual. a. Fat intake is too low b. Fat intake is too high c. Fat intake is slightly lower than required d. Fat intake is slightly higher than required
10. Puryvate is converted into AcetylCoA and then used in the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation process for production of energy in the form of: a. ADP b. AMP c. ATP d. PCr 11. Which of the following statements is correct? a. During glycolysis glycogen is broken down to glucose b. During glycogenolysis glucose is broken down to AcetylCoA c. During glycolysis glucose is broken down to sucrose d. During glycogenolysis glycogen is broken down to glucose 12. The largest glycogen source in the body is a. Blood glucose b. Liver glycogen c. Muscle glycogen d. None of the above 13. Corn oil and olive oil are both a. high in trans fatty acids b. high in saturated fats c. high in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats d. a mixture of a, b and c 14. If a student's dietary intake includes 123 g of fat and a total of 2424 kcal, what approximate percentage of total energy comes from fat in their diet? a. 42% b. 44% c. 46% d. 48% 15. Excess carbohydrate in the diet can be used to provide a. muscle glycogen b. liver glycogen c. fats in adipose tissue d. all of the above 16. How many carbon atoms does glucose contain? a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
17. The chemical elements C, O, H, N make up approximately: a. 72% of body weight b. 84% of body weight c. 96% of body weight d. 99% of body weight 18. Complex carbohydrates include a. maltose and glucose b. starch and glycogen c. glucose and galactose d. sucrose and fructose 19. Incretins act to amplify insulin production. Which of these is an incretin? a. GTP b. GIP c. ATP d. GDP 20. What describes best the term isotonic? a. Number of solutes in one solution lower than number of solutes in another solution. b. Number of solutes in one solution higher than number of solutes in another solution. c. Number of solutes in one solution equals number of solutes in another solution. d. None of the above 21. Glucose disposal can occur into: a. Glycogen b. Fatty acids c. Cholesterol d. All of the above 22. What is the percentage contribution of metabolic water to daily water requirements? a. 70% b. 10% c. 25% d. 65% 23. Which of the following pairs of monosaccharides form the disaccharide lactose a. galactose and glucose b. glucose and fructose c. glucose and glucose d. fructose and galactose
24. According to the COMA Report 41 (1991) what is the RNI for calcium for a healthy adult male aged 19-50 years in the UK? a. 70mg/day b. 140mg/day c. 700mg/day d. 1400mg/day 25. The major site of cholesterol synthesis in humans is a. Brain b. Liver c. Kidneys d. Pancreas 26. Which of the following is not a good source of iron in the British diet? a. Baked Beans b. Milk c. Dried Apricots d. Green Leafy Vegetables 27. Which of these hormones is necessary for the uptake of glucose by cells a. adrenalin b. insulin c. glucagon d. aldosterone 28. What is approximately the daily muscle protein turnover rate for a male athlete whose skeletal muscle is 17 kg? a. 119 g b. 195.5 g c. 263.5 g d. 273.7 g 29. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation for fruit and vegetable intake is: a. 200g per day b. 300g per day c. 400g per day d. 500g per day 30. The vitamin required to facilitate the absorption of calcium is: a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin C c. Vitamin D d. Vitamin E
31. Iron is better absorbed with vitamin a. A b. B c. C d. None of the above 32. Beta cells of pancreas produce: a. Glucagon b. Insulin c. Testosterone d. Somatostatin 33. Which of the following is an unsaturated fatty acid? a. palmitic acid b. acetic acid c. stearic acid d. linolenic acid 34. A student's dietary intake includes 288 g of carbohydrate, 89g of protein, 123 g of fat and 17g of alcohol. Which of the following options is the correct one? a. 38%, 13%, 40% and 9% of the total energy derives from CHO, Pr, Fat and alcohol respectively b. 42%, 13%, 40% and 4% of the total energy derives from CHO, Pr, Fat and alcohol respectively c. 42%, 13%, 49% and 9% of the total energy derives from CHO, Pr, Fat and alcohol respectively d. 38%, 16%, 40% and 4% of the total energy derives from CHO, Pr, Fat and alcohol respectively 35. Symptoms of hypoglycaemia include: a. Hunger b. Dizziness c. Shivering d. All of the above 36. Gluconeogenic precursors in the liver include a. lactate b. fumarate c. glycogen d. All of the above
37. The estimated total energy expenditure of a 25 year old male student (height 1.8m & weight 72kg) is 2790 kcals. The actual mean nutrient intakes over a seven day period for the same individual are: Carbohydrate=259g, Protein=200g, Fat=165g, and Non-starch polysacharide (NSP)=8g. Select the correct option below for the NSP intake of the individual. a. NSP intake is too low b. NSP intake is too high c. NSP intake slightly higher than recommended d. NSP intake slightly lower than recommended 38. The total body water of a female athlete is 57 kg. How much of this water is found intracellularly? 39. Bases a. 22.8 b. 28.5 c. 34.2 d. 39.9 a. Release hydrogen ions b. Are proton acceptors c. Increase the acidity of a solution d. All of the above 40. Blood ph is normally within: a. 8-9 b. 7.35-7.45 c. 6.35-6.45 d. 3-4 41. The free amino acid pool is approximately a. 10% of body protein b. 2% of body protein c. 0.1% of body protein d. 25% of body protein 42. Which of the following foods are all protein foods of high biological value? a. Pulses, Soya and Seeds b. Meat, Fish and Nuts c. Chicken, Soya and Fish d. Nuts, Seeds and Pulses
43. Water soluble vitamins include: a. Vitamins A and C b. Vitamins B & C c. Vitamins C and D d. Vitamins E and K 44. Exercise in the heat stimulates the release of sodium-conserving hormone a. Epinephrine b. Cortisol c. Aldosterone d. Thyroxine 45. What is not true for the atomic number? a. It tells us the number of protons in nucleus b. It tell us the number of neutrons c. It tell us the number of electrons d. A & C 46. The most common monosaccharides in the diet are: a. glycogen and galactose b. glucose and fructose c. galactose and fructose d. glucose and glycerol 47. Select the two enymes that contribute to chemical digestion in the mouth a. Lingual lipase & lactate dehydrogenase b. Creatine kinase & lingual lipase c. Salivary amylase & lingual lipase d. Creatine kinase & lactate dehydrogenase 48. Which of these contains almost no carbohydrate a. nuts b. potato c. cheese d. both a and c 49. Lactose belongs to the group of: a. Monosacharides b. Disaccharides c. Polysaccharides d. NSP
50. 1mmol/L of blood glucose concentration is equal to: a. 20 mg/dl b. 19 mg/dl c. 18 mg/dl d. 16 mg/dl