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6 Energy Balance Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions

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What is the term for the energy the body uses to digest, absorb, transport, and process nutrients?

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1 point

Children and adolescents require energy to support .

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A nutrition student is defining energy intake. Which definition is the most accurate?

A
Energy used for movement, including planned exercise and everyday activity
B
Energy from foods and beverages that is digested, absorbed, and available to the body
C
Energy used to maintain essential functions while at rest
D
Energy used to digest, absorb, transport, and process nutrients

Choose one

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Someone spends an ordinary day walking between errands, standing at work, and doing household tasks, but does no planned exercise. Which component of total energy expenditure includes this movement?

A
Resting energy expenditure
B
Physical activity expenditure
C
Thermic effect of food
D
Energy intake

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Which component is generally the largest part of total energy expenditure?

True or false

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True or false: An energy requirement calculated from a reference equation is an exact measurement of that individual’s needs.

A
True
B
False

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Which factors can influence a person’s energy needs? Select all that apply.

A
Body size and composition
B
A person’s preferred food-label design
C
Age and growth
D
Physical activity
E
The number of meals eaten on one particular day

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Compared with fat tissue, is more metabolically active at rest.

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A person’s scale reading changes over a few days. Which conclusion is best supported?

A
They always show that body tissue has changed by the same amount.
B
They prove that energy intake and expenditure were equal.
C
They can reflect shifts in water, glycogen, or food in the digestive tract, not just changes in body tissue.
D
They occur only when resting energy expenditure changes.

True or false

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True or false: A positive energy balance is always a health problem, regardless of a person’s life stage.

A
True
B
False

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Which influences are involved in the regulation of the body’s energy stores? Select all that apply.

A
Signals from the digestive system
B
Signals from adipose tissue
C
A person’s willpower alone
D
Hormonal and nervous-system signals
E
Influences such as food availability, habits, sleep, and social context

Choose one

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Over an extended period, a person’s energy expenditure persistently exceeds energy intake. What tends to happen?

A
The body stores the surplus, so weight tends to increase.
B
Body energy stores remain broadly stable.
C
The body draws on stored energy, so weight tends to decrease.
D
The body immediately stops using energy for essential functions.

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A person loses weight and then finds that the same eating and activity pattern produces slower further weight loss than a static calculation predicted. Which explanation best fits the body’s dynamic regulation?

A
A smaller body generally requires more energy to maintain and move, so expenditure rises.
B
A smaller body generally requires less energy to maintain and move, and energy needs can decline during weight loss.
C
Energy expenditure cannot change as body weight changes.
D
Only the thermic effect of food can change during weight loss.

Open ended

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Explain why the phrase “calories in, calories out” can summarize energy balance but can also be misleading when treated as a fixed calculation.

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1 point

A person walks to work, stands during parts of the day, and does household tasks but does not exercise formally. Which component of total energy expenditure includes the energy used for these activities?

A
Only energy used during planned exercise
B
Energy used for movement, including everyday activities
C
Energy used to digest and process nutrients
D
Energy used to maintain essential functions while at rest

Choose one

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Two people have the same body weight, but one has more lean tissue. Based on the material, which statement best describes how body composition may affect their resting energy use?

A
Fat tissue is more metabolically active at rest than lean tissue
B
Body composition has no effect on energy use at rest
C
Lean tissue is more metabolically active at rest than fat tissue
D
Only total body weight affects energy use at rest

True or false

1 point

True or false: A single day when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure is enough to establish a persistent positive energy balance.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

What is the name of the total energy expenditure component that covers the energy used to digest, absorb, transport, and process nutrients?

Choose one

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Which situation is an example of a positive energy balance that is expected as part of a life stage rather than necessarily indicating a health problem?

A
A child is growing and requires energy to support that growth
B
An adult has eaten more than usual at one meal
C
A person has a short-term increase in scale weight from water
D
An adult's energy intake and expenditure are approximately equal over time

Written response

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Over a period of time, a person's energy intake is $2400$ kcal and energy expenditure is $2100$ kcal. Using $\text{change in body energy stores} = \text{energy intake} - \text{energy expenditure}$ , what is the change in body energy stores in kcal?