Chapter 8 – Energy Balance and Body Composition

Chapter 8 – Energy Balance and Body Composition

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

Multiple Choice

Questions for Section 8.1 Energy Balance

d      241-242(A)           01.  What would be the approximate weight gain of a person who consumes an excess of 500 kcalories daily for one month?

1. 0.5 lb
2. 2 lbs
3. 3 lbs
4. 4 lbs

b      241-242(A)           02.  When an adult gains an extra 10 pounds of body weight, approximately how much of this weight is fat?

1. 5 lbs
2. 7.5 lbs
3. 9.5 lbs
4. 10 lbs

d      242(A)                   03.  Approximately what percentage of weight loss during starvation is lean body mass?

1. 0
2. 20
3. 35
4. 50

c      242(A)                   04.  In an adult who gains 20 pounds of excess body weight, about how much of this is lean tissue?

1. 0 lbs
2. 2 lbs
3. 5 lbs
4. 10 lbs

Questions for Section 8.2 Energy In: The kCalories Foods Provide

c      242(K)                   05.  What instrument is used to measure the energy content of foods?

1. Energy chamber
2. Exothermic meter
3. Bomb calorimeter
4. Combustion chamber