Chapter 18 – Diet and Health

Understanding Nutrition 14th Edition by Eleanor Noss Whitney- Sharon Rady Rolfes

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Chapter 18 – Diet and Health

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. What are cytokines?
a. Scavengers of the immune system
b. Specialized antibodies that retain B-cell memory
c. Specialized proteins that activate responses to infection
d. Highly specific cells that attack only one type of antigen
e. Lymphocytes that produce antibodies

 

 

ANS:  C                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   18.1 Nutrition and Infectious Diseases

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.18.1 Identify factors that protect people from the spread of infectious diseases and describe the role of nutrition in immunity.

 

  1. Immunoglobulins are produced primarily by
a. T-cells.
b. B-cells.
c. antigens.
d. phagocytes.
e. NK-cells.

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   18.1 Nutrition and Infectious Diseases

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.18.1 Identify factors that protect people from the spread of infectious diseases and describe the role of nutrition in immunity.

 

  1. The process by which immune cells engulf and then destroy bacteria is known as
a. bactocytosis.
b. phagocytosis.
c. cytotoxicosis.
d. immunoglobinemia.
e. immunocytosis.

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   18.1 Nutrition and Infectious Diseases

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.18.1 Identify factors that protect people from the spread of infectious diseases and describe the role of nutrition in immunity.

 

  1. The immune system treats foreign substances such as bacteria and toxins as
a. antigens.
b. antibodies.
c. antitoxins.
d. immunoglobulins.
e. symbionts.

 

 

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   18.1 Nutrition and Infectious Diseases

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.18.1 Identify factors that protect people from the spread of infectious diseases and describe the role of nutrition in immunity.

 

  1. Which of the following is a feature of AIDS?
a. It has no cure.
b. Its prevention depends on good nutrition.
c. It cannot pass from mother to infant during breastfeeding.
d. It is among the 10 leading causes of death in the United States.
e. There has been very limited progress made in finding effective treatments.

 

 

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   18.1 Nutrition and Infectious Diseases

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.18.1 Identify factors that protect people from the spread of infectious diseases and describe the role of nutrition in immunity.

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