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BIOD121 / BIOD 121 Module 3:

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Essentials in Nutrition | Questions & Answers | Grade A 100% Correct - Portage Learning

Question:

Direct calorimetry estimates a person's energy requirements by:

• Comparing the amount of oxygen consumed with the amount of carbon

dioxide expired

• Measuring the heat produced in a sealed chamber
• Comparing weight on land to underwater weight
• Measuring the amount of fat deposited under the skin

Answer:

• Measuring the heat produced in a sealed chamber

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Question:

In order to meet minimal nutritional requirements, what guidelines are given for the minimum number of calories men and women should consume per day?

Answer:

1500 = men, 1200 = women

Question:

Name at least 2 examples of when positive energy balance is necessary

Answer:

Pregnancy and growing children/adolescence

Question:

True of False. If the statement is false, rewrite the statement to make it true: The daily standards of calorie control for females is 1,300 and 1,600 for males

Answer:

FALSE: men = 1,500 and women = 1,2000

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Question:

Joyce was comparing two nutrition labels for snacks at the grocery store.Snack #1 had 158 calories per serving and 5 g of total fat, while Snack #2 has 175 calories and 2g of fat. Which snack would be the better choice for Joyce's weight loss goals and why?

Answer:

Snack #1 because comparing each product, snack #1 has lower calories.Calories are crucial for weight loss. Regardless of other nutritional factors like carbs, proteins, fats..

Question:

Along with keeping a food journal, and measuring portion sizes, what are at least 2 more recommended behaviors for controlling calories (note behavior medication is not to be listed as a recommendation)

Answer:

Reading food labels and limit high fat foods

Question:

Along with resistance training, list 2 other categories of physical excessive shown to be beneficial to overall health

Answer:

Cardio/stretching

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Question:

True or false: If the statement is false, explains why it is false. Chain breaking describes how certain factors can prevent us from reaching our weight loss goals.

Answer:

False: chain breaking is BREAKING the tie that connects 2 or more behaviors

that encourage overeating

Question:

Jill is trying to reduce her calories and increase her activity level to lose weight. Her favorite go to snack for when she is bored, hungry, stressed, watching TV, etc. are salt and vinegar potato-chips. She always keeps a bag or two in her pantry. On a recent grocery store trip, Jill decided to not purchase any chips so that her house would be void of them for the next week. What kind of behavior modification is Jill demonstrating

Answer:

Stimulus control

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