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Practice Quiz - Nutrition - Answer Key Grade 5 PDF

The document is a nutrition practice quiz containing 15 multiple choice or short answer questions about basic nutrition topics like macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, food groups, and balanced diets. It tests knowledge of which nutrients provide energy, are needed for muscle building, and are found in certain food groups. It also contains questions about health conditions related to diet and explains the shape and structure of the food pyramid.

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Practice Quiz - Nutrition - Answer Key Grade 5 PDF

The document is a nutrition practice quiz containing 15 multiple choice or short answer questions about basic nutrition topics like macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, food groups, and balanced diets. It tests knowledge of which nutrients provide energy, are needed for muscle building, and are found in certain food groups. It also contains questions about health conditions related to diet and explains the shape and structure of the food pyramid.

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Nutrition

Practice Quiz

1. Which nutrient is primarily needed to build parts of your body like skin and muscles?
a. Carbohydrates b. proteins
c. vitamins d. minerals
e. water f. fiber

2. Which vitamin is created when your skin is exposed to ultraviolet light?


a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin B
c. Vitamin C d. Vitamin D
e. Vitamin E

3. Which type of nutrient is the best source of energy?


a. Carbohydrates b. proteins
c. vitamins d. minerals
e. water f. fiber

4. Which type of nutrient needs to be consumed most frequently?


a. Carbohydrates b. proteins
c. vitamins d. minerals
e. water f. fiber

5. Which of the following types of foods are considered to be good sources of carbohydrates?
a. Vegetables b. Fruit
c. Meats d. Breads
e. Water

6. Fruits and vegetables are generally considered to be good sources of


a. vitamins b. carbohydrates
c. proteins

7. Meats are generally considered to be good sources of


a. vitamins b. carbohydrates
c. proteins

8. Vitamins and Minerals

a.
c. help bodily
are the functions
primary work
building correctly
material for muscle b. provide energy

9. Fats
a. should never be eaten because all fats are bad for human health.
b. should be eaten in small quantities because the body needs a small amount of fat.
c. should be eaten frequently because they are a good source of energy.

10. Calcium is a
a. mineral b. protein
c. vitamin d. carbohydrate

11. Atherosclerosis is
a. a disease in w hich cells grow rapidly and uncontrollably
b. a condition in which fatty material collects in the arteries
c. a condition where a person does not receive all of the proper dietary requirements.
12. Ex i wh th food pyram id is shaped th e w ay th at it is. Explai both th e Tri angular
shape of th e pyram id as a wh ole, AND wh y th e food cat egori es are show n as differen t si ed
w edges of th e pyram id.
The pyram id shape indicat es th at people eat differen t amounts of food. The smaller t op
w ould repre sent smaller q uantiti es of food being eat en on a daily basis, and th e larger
bott om w ould repre sent larger amo unts of food being eat en. The differen t si e w edges
repre sent th e amount of each t ype of food gro up th at should be eat en. For example, people
at th e bott om ( wh o eat large amo unts of food) should be eati ng more gra ins th an people at
th e t op (wh o eat less), but by percen t age,th e amount of each food gro up th at you eat should
be th e same, regardle ss of wh at your t ot al di et ary int ake is.

13. Use th e food label show n t o comple t e th e dat a t able.

Amount per 100g


Calories 46

Cholest erol 10

To t al Carbohydra t es 86

Di et ary Fiber 4

Pro t ein 4
14. Examine the three diets listed. Which diet is the most balanced?

Diet 1 Diet 2 Diet 3


Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
1 bowl of unsweetened (low 2 pieces of toast with peanut Two eggs and a strip of bacon.
sugar) cereal butter and jelly
Glass of milk Glass of water Glass of orange juice

Snack Snack Snack


Orange Crackers Small unsweetened yoghurt

Lunch Lunch Lunch


Peanut butter and jam Bowl of Koshari Slice of pepperoni pizza
sandwich
Potato chips Glass of milk Glass of water
Apple Juice box Small can of Pringles potato Carrot Sticks
chips

Snack Snack Snack


Apple French fries Cup of fruit salad
Glass of milk Glass of Water Small can of soda

Dinner Dinner Dinner


Small serving of steak 1 Slice of cheese-only pizza 1 piece of baked chicken
Baked potato Small serving of pickled Small portion of mixed
cucumbers vegetables
Glass of water Glass of orange juice Small serving of rice
Glass of milk

15. Explain why the diet that you selected, above, is more balanced than EACH of the other
diets. In other words, explain what EACH of the OTHER diets is lacking.

Diet 3 is the most balanced, because it has a selection of each of the major food groups,
meats, grains, dairy, fruits and vegetables, and a small amount of fat. Diet 1 is missing a
portion of vegetables, and diet 2 is missing a portion of meat (or proteins).

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