BIOLl 121/l BIOL121l Modulel 2:l (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl isl thel definitionl ofl anl essentiall aminol acid?
Answer:
Essentiall aminol acidsl arel 9l aminol acidsl thatl wel mustl consumel throughl thel dietl asl ourl bodiesl cannotl naturallyl synthesizel them.
Q:l Whatl terml describesl thel statel whenl proteinl intakel isl equivalentl tol thel amountl ofl proteinl lost?
Answer:
Proteinl equilibrium
Q:l Hillaryl isl havingl herl dietl evaluated.l Shel commonlyl willl onlyl eatl 1l item.l Likel al bowll ofl rice,l orl somel greenl lentils.l Asl itl pertainsl tol proteins,l explainl tol Hillaryl thel differencel betweenl completel andl incompletel proteins.l Wouldl herl wayl ofl eatingl introducel complementaryl proteinsl intol herl meal?
Answer:
Completel proteinsl arel derivedl froml animalsl andl containl alll essentiall aminol acids.l Otherl thanl al fewl exceptions,l plantsl providel incompletel proteinsl wherel morel thanl 1l essentiall aminol acidl isl lacking.Examplel ofl completel protein:l Anyl animall product,l soy,l quinoal andl buckwheat Examplel ofl incompletel protein:l plantsl (exceptl soy,l quinoal andl buckwheat)
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Completel proteinsl arel proteinsl thatl havel alll 9l essentiall aminol acids,l thesel typicallyl comel inl thel forml ofl animall meatl orl products.l Incompletel proteinsl arel proteinsl thatl arel missingl atl leastl onel ofl thel essentiall aminol acids.l Herl wayl ofl eatingl wouldl notl introducel complementaryl proteins,l becausel shel wouldl needl tol eatl atl leastl 2l plantl proteinl items.
Q:l Truel orl false.l Ifl false,l explainl whyl itl isl false.
Thel typel ofl fattyl acidl isl dependentl onl thel bondsl thatl linkl thel oxygenl unitsl together.
Answer:
False:l Thel typel ofl fattyl acidl isl dependentl onl thel bondsl thatl linkl thel carbonl unitsl together.
Q:l Truel orl false.l Ifl false,l explainl whyl itl isl false.
Thel '3'l andl '6'l inl omegal 3l andl omegal 6l referl tol thel placementl ofl thel firstl carbon- carbonl doublel bond.l inl thel fattyl acid.
Answer:
true
Q:l Chylomicron
Answer:
transportl dietaryl fatl froml thel intestinel tol thel cells
Q:l Veryl Low-Densityl Lipoproteinl (VLDL)
Answer:
deliversl lipidsl tol thel cells
Q:l Low-Densityl Lipoproteinl (LDL) 2 / 3
Answer:
deliversl cholesteroll tol thel cells
Q:l High-Densityl Lipoproteinsl (HDL)
Answer:
pickl upl cholesteroll froml thel cells
Q:l Describel whyl LDLl isl consideredl al markerl ofl cardiovascularl health.l Explainl wherel itl isl made,l it'sl mainl componentsl andl functionl inl yourl answer.
Answer:
LDLl isl al remnantl ofl VLDLl thatl formsl inl thel bloodl asl VLDLl losesl itsl triglyceridel content,l itl isl mostlyl madel ofl cholesteroll andl somel triglyceride,l andl it'sl functionl isl tol transportl cholesteroll tol thel body'sl cells.l Sincel itl isl alreadyl fulll ofl cholesterol,l highl levelsl indicatel poorl cardiovascularl healthl asl thel excessl cholesteroll buildsl upl inl arteries.
Q:l Whatl isl atherosclerosisl (makel surel tol addressl lipoproteinl associatedl withl thel disease)?
Answer:
Atherosclerosisl isl al diseasel wherel plaquesl blockl bloodl flowl inl thel arteriesl (leadingl tol heartl attacks,l strokesl andl highl bloodl pressure..l Onel ofl itsl causesl isl highl levelsl ofl LDL,l whichl canl depositl cholesteroll inl thel arteriesl leadingl tol thel plaquel formation.
Q:l Youl arel volunteeringl withl al medicall reliefl groupl inl al developingl nation.l Al babyl presentsl withl edemal inl thel legsl andl abdomen,l mildl weightl loss,l andl hisl grandmotherl reportsl hel isl listlessl andl fatigued.l Hel wasl recentlyl weanedl andl nowl obtainsl mostl ofl hisl caloriesl froml al powderedl grainl supplement.l Whatl typel ofl malnutritionl isl hel mostl likelyl sufferingl from?
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