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Introduction to Food Science and Food Systems 2nd Edition by Rick Parker - Test Bank

Introduction to Food Science and Food Systems 2nd Edition by Rick Parker - Test Bank   Instant Download - Complete Test Bank With Answers     Sample Questions Are Posted Below   True / False   1. ​Eating foods high in sodium and potassium can relieve muscle cramps.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   …

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Introduction to Food Science and Food Systems 2nd Edition by Rick Parker – Test Bank

 

Instant Download – Complete Test Bank With Answers

 

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

True / False

 

1. ​Eating foods high in sodium and potassium can relieve muscle cramps.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

2. Energy in food is measured in terms of calorimeters.​

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

3. A large calorie or kilocalorie equals 1,000 cal.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

4. ​Spectrophotometry measures the caloric content of foods.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   SUMMARY

 

5. Methods such as liquid chromatography and gas chromatography determine the composition of foods.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   SUMMARY

 

6. The term charley horse is most often used in connection with athletes, especially baseball players.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

7. Energy is a metric unit of heat measurement.​

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

8. ​Food-composition tables are not used to provide nutritional counseling or to estimate the nutritional content of individual diets.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   INTRODUCTION

 

9. ​The nutrient content of foods is influenced by variety, season, geographical differences, stage of harvesting, handling, commercial processing, packaging, storage, display, home preparation, cooking, and serving.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF FOODS

 

10. Gas chromatography measures the caloric content of foods.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   SUMMARY

 

Multiple Choice

 

11. ​The first system of approximating the value of a food or feed for nutritional purposes was developed more than _____ years ago.

  a. ​150 b. ​75
  c. ​50 d. ​100

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF FOODS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. The definition generally accepted in the United States and standard in thermochemistry is 1 cal equals _____  joules (J)​.

  a. ​4.1840 b. ​5.2840
  c. ​3.5840 d. ​6.0840

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

13. ​_____ are used to evaluate diets and food supplies.

  a. ​Gas chromatography tables b. ​Food-composition tables
  c. ​Spectrophotometry tables d. ​Liquid chromatography tables

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   SUMMARY

 

14. A muscle cramp happens when the muscle becomes contracted and rigid, and is commonly associated with _____.​

  a. ​drinking too much water b. ​lack of exercise
  c. ​not eating enough bananas d. ​too much exercise

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

15. ​The term, large calorie, is used to express the amount of _____ that a food provides when consumed.

  a. ​energy b. ​heat
  c. ​reaction d. ​weight

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

16. ​_____ have been used to determine the calorie content of foods.

  a. ​Jacket calorimeter b. ​Electric calorimeter
  c. ​Steel calorimeter d. ​Bomb calorimeter

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

17. _____ often will relieve muscle cramps.

  a. ​Drinking electrolyte drinks b. ​Drinking milk
  c. Avoiding foods with potassium d. ​Avoiding foods high in sodium

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

18. The first system of approximating the value of a food for nutritional purposes became known as _____.​

  a. ​spectrophotomety b. ​liquid chromatography
  c. ​gas chromatography d. ​proximate analysis

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF FOODS

 

19. ​The informal name for an involuntary muscle cramp that can last for a few minutes, hours, or even days is _____.

  a. ​charley horse b. ​muscle contraction
  c. ​stitch d. ​kink

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   ENERGY IN FOOD

 

20. Many food-composition tables are available, but the USDA’s table maintains and updates data on _____.​

  a. ​diets b. ​food supplies
  c. ​food composition d. ​caloric content of foods

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   SUMMARY

 

 

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