Question 1

Explain the term,sustainable agriculture.What are characteristics of a sustainable agriculture system?

Accepted Answer

Sustainable agriculture refers to the pr

Question 2

Which statement about malnutrition is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Malnutrition is only a serious problem for people who are undernourished. 
B) Malnutrition shortens life expectancy. 
C) Overweight individuals suffer from malnutrition. 
D) Malnutrition causes high levels of sickness and disability. 
A) Malnutrition is only a serious problem for people who are undernourished. 
B) Malnutrition shortens life expectancy. 
C) Overweight individuals suffer from malnutrition. 
D) Malnutrition causes high levels of sickness and disability.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT considered a sustainable agriculture practice?

Accepted Answer

A) Dedicating individual fields to a single crop that is grown repeatedly 
B) Terracing 
C) Agroforestry 
D) Organic agriculture 
A) Dedicating individual fields to a single crop that is grown repeatedly 
B) Terracing 
C) Agroforestry 
D) Organic agriculture

Question 4

What choices can a person living in a highly developed country make that can impact the status of those living in undeveloped countries?

Accepted Answer

There are several choices that a person

Question 5

Which statement about renewable resources is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Renewable resources will always be restored and replaced by natural processes. 
B) Renewable resources can be used faster than natural processes can restore them. 
C) Renewable resources can become depleted. 
D) Soil and water are renewable resources. 
A) Renewable resources will always be restored and replaced by natural processes. 
B) Renewable resources can be used faster than natural processes can restore them. 
C) Renewable resources can become depleted. 
D) Soil and water are renewable resources.

Question 6

Which of the following is true regarding level of education and household income?

Accepted Answer

A) The higher the level of education,the higher the income level. 
B) The highest household incomes were in families where a family member had a Bachelor's degree. 
C) High school graduates typically make more than those who attended college but did not graduate. 
D) There is no direct relationship. 
A) The higher the level of education,the higher the income level. 
B) The highest household incomes were in families where a family member had a Bachelor's degree. 
C) High school graduates typically make more than those who attended college but did not graduate. 
D) There is no direct relationship.

Question 7

Why are there two major types of malnutrition? What occurs when a population is undergoing "nutrition transition"?

Accepted Answer

There are two major types of malnutritio

Question 8

Which area has the lowest rates of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) Inner cities 
B) Suburbs 
C) Native American reservations 
D) Remote rural areas 
A) Inner cities 
B) Suburbs 
C) Native American reservations 
D) Remote rural areas

Question 9

Lack of _________ in the diet causes goiter.

Accepted Answer

A) fluoride 
B) iron 
C) iodine 
D) zinc 
A) fluoride 
B) iron 
C) iodine 
D) zinc

Question 10

The need for vitamin A is increased by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Rapid growth 
B) Development 
C) Frequent infections 
D) All of these 
A) Rapid growth 
B) Development 
C) Frequent infections 
D) All of these

Question 11

Which federal program targets pregnant and lactating women,and infants and children for nutritional food assistance and education?

Accepted Answer

A) Emergency Food Assistance Program 
B) Food Stamp Program 
C) State Foodservice Program for Women and Children 
D) Women,Infants and Children (WI
C)  
A) Emergency Food Assistance Program 
B) Food Stamp Program 
C) State Foodservice Program for Women and Children 
D) Women,Infants and Children (WI
C)

Question 12

The symbol used for iodine fortification is important because the foods that were chosen for fortification with this mineral were based upon significant thought.What are the criteria useful in determining the appropriate foods to fortify?

Accepted Answer

The criteria useful in determining the a

Question 13

What is the difference between subsistence crops and cash crops?

Accepted Answer

Subsistence crops and cash crops are two

Question 14

The growth of the human population is:

Accepted Answer

A) occurring mostly in the developing world. 
B) keeping the same pace as the growth in the ability to produce food. 
C) currently about an additional 8 million people per year. 
D) allowing developing countries to catch up economically with the developed world. 
A) occurring mostly in the developing world. 
B) keeping the same pace as the growth in the ability to produce food. 
C) currently about an additional 8 million people per year. 
D) allowing developing countries to catch up economically with the developed world.

Question 15

A child who consumes adequate calories but insufficient amounts of protein is most at risk for developing:

Accepted Answer

A) beriberi. 
B) goiter. 
C) kwashiorkor. 
D) marasmus. 
A) beriberi. 
B) goiter. 
C) kwashiorkor. 
D) marasmus.

Question 16

Stunting increases the risk of all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) abdominal obesity. 
B) being a larger adult. 
C) reduced work capacity. 
D) low-birth-weight babies in the next generation. 
A) abdominal obesity. 
B) being a larger adult. 
C) reduced work capacity. 
D) low-birth-weight babies in the next generation.

Question 17

Modern,large-scale farming can do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) result in increased yields in food production. 
B) result in depleted soil. 
C) use very little energy. 
D) contaminate groundwater. 
A) result in increased yields in food production. 
B) result in depleted soil. 
C) use very little energy. 
D) contaminate groundwater.

Question 18

How are overpopulation and under-nutrition related?

Accepted Answer

Overpopulation and under-nutrition are i

Question 19

Identify some of the reasons there is under-nutrition in various populations in the United States? Indicate several important programs that are in place to aid people caught in this cycle of poverty and malnutrition?

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons for under-nutr

Question 20

Malnutrition may occur in which individuals even when the rest of the household is adequately fed?

Accepted Answer

A) Pregnant women 
B) Infants 
C) Children 
D) All of these 
A) Pregnant women 
B) Infants 
C) Children 
D) All of these

Exam 18: World Hunger and Malnutrition

Explain the term,sustainable agriculture.What are characteristics of a sustainable agriculture system?

Which statement about malnutrition is FALSE?

Which of the following is NOT considered a sustainable agriculture practice?

What choices can a person living in a highly developed country make that can impact the status of those living in undeveloped countries?

Which statement about renewable resources is FALSE?

Which of the following is true regarding level of education and household income?

Why are there two major types of malnutrition? What occurs when a population is undergoing "nutrition transition"?

Which area has the lowest rates of poverty?

Lack of _________ in the diet causes goiter.

The need for vitamin A is increased by which of the following?

Which federal program targets pregnant and lactating women,and infants and children for nutritional food assistance and education?

The symbol used for iodine fortification is important because the foods that were chosen for fortification with this mineral were based upon significant thought.What are the criteria useful in determining the appropriate foods to fortify?

What is the difference between subsistence crops and cash crops?

The growth of the human population is:

A child who consumes adequate calories but insufficient amounts of protein is most at risk for developing:

Stunting increases the risk of all of the following EXCEPT:

Modern,large-scale farming can do all of the following EXCEPT:

How are overpopulation and under-nutrition related?

Identify some of the reasons there is under-nutrition in various populations in the United States? Indicate several important programs that are in place to aid people caught in this cycle of poverty and malnutrition?

Malnutrition may occur in which individuals even when the rest of the household is adequately fed?

Nutrition: Food for Health

Nutrition Guidelines: Applying the Science of Nutrition

Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism

Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fiber

Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and Cholesterol

Proteins and Amino Acids

Energy Balance and Weight Management

The Water-Soluble Vitamins

The Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Water and the Electrolytes

Major Minerals and Bone Health

The Trace Minerals

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation

Nutrition From Infancy to Adolescence

Nutrition and Aging: The Adult Years

Food Safety

Focus on Alcohol

Focus on Eating Disorders

Focus on Phytochemicals

Focus on Nonvitaminnonmineral Supplements

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