Practice Quizzes -- Essential Concepts for Healthy Living Third Edition

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1: Which of the following conditions is associated with too much body fat?
	A: diabetes
	B: AIDS
	C: cystic fibrosis
	D: macular degeneration

2: Which of the following activities is not a metabolic activity?
	A: waving hands
	B: building new tissues
	C: transporting materials into cells
	D: circulating blood

3: Why do women generally have lower metabolic rates than men?
	A: They have smaller thyroid glands than men.
	B: They eat less food than men.
	C: They exercise less often than men.
	D: They have more body fat than men.

4: How does one estimate his or her caloric needs for a day?
	A: Add the number of calories needed for metabolism to the number expended for physical activity.
	B: Add the number of calories needed for metabolism, physical activity, and the thermic effect of food.
	C: Add the number of calories consumed and subtract those expended.
	D: Add the number of calories needed for metabolism and physical activity, then subtract the number of calories expended for the thermic effect of food.

5: About ___% of a healthy adult''s body is water.
	A: 20
	B: 40
	C: 60
	D: 80

6: Cellulite
	A: is a special type of fat cell.
	B: releases energy as heat instead of storing energy.
	C: does not exist.
	D: stores toxic wastes under the surface of the skin.

7: People who have excess fat distributed in the central portion of their bodies have a greater risk of ____ than people who have excess fat deposited below the waist
	A: cystic fibrosis
	B: diabetes
	C: pneumonia
	D: osteoporosis

8: ____ is a hormone that regulates the urge to eat.
	A: FSH
	B: Melatonin
	C: Leptin
	D: LH

9: When food intake is very low, the body
	A: gains lean muscle mass
	B: stores cellulite around the waistline
	C: increases its metabolic rate
	D: burns lean tissues for energy.

10: People who want to lose weight should
	A: increase their vitamin intake
	B: decrease their caloric intake
	C: decrease their caloric expenditure
	D: increase their caloric intake

11: Muscle tissue is denser than fat tissue.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: About ____ of a healthy young man''s body is fat
	A: 1% to 3%
	B: 8% to 19%
	C: 22% to 30%
	D: 31% to 35%

13: About one-half of an average person''s body fat is located
	A: in the abdominal region.
	B: within cellulite
	C: under the skin
	D: none of the above

14: When the number of calories consumed in foods is more than the number of calories expended for energy needs
	A: weight stays the same
	B: weight gain occurs
	C: weight loss occurs
	D: the metabolic rate stops

15: Today over 60% of American adults are overweight.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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