SCI 220 Week 4 WileyPLUS Weekly Exam

In this graded assignment, you are assessed on the content covered in this weeks’ readings, activities, and assignments. To help you prepare, it is recommended that you first complete this week’s Learning Path and Self-Test Learning Activities prior to completing this exam.

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Complete the Week 4 Exam covering this week’s assigned readings listed below:

Ch. 9: Energy Balance and Weight Management

Ch. 10: Nutrition, Fitness, and Physical Activity

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Question 5

Your answer is correct.

Which of these pictures likely demonstrates the person with more visceral versus subcutaneous fat?

Photo credits: (left) Annie Griffiths Belt/©Corbis, (right) Tom McHugh/Photo Researchers, Inc.

Picture A

Picture B

Question 6

Your answer is correct.

According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, for those who need to lose weight or have lost weight and want to keep it off, _____ minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week is recommended.

45

90

125

150

Question 8

Your answer is correct.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Mary, a sedentary college student, must plan her food intake carefully, so it doesn’t exceed energy expenditure.

Tim, a long-distance runner, can burn more calories for physical activity than for basal metabolism.

Joe, who has a high fat diet, will burn more calories to process his food than Deb who follows a lower fat diet.

All of these statements are true.

Question 9

Your answer is correct.

Based on these two maps representing the percentage of obese adults, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Obesity throughout the United States is rising.

The southern states tend to have the lowest percentage of obese adults.

There has been a substantial increase in the number of obese adults in the majority of the states.

In 1990, several states didn’t track obesity rates among adults.

Question 14

Your answer is correct.

Which of the following is the best example to illustrate the overload principle?

Briskly walking for 20 minutes every other day this week, increasing the intensity of walking the next week

Eating a dessert, then 2 hours later swimming 30 minutes

Exercising in the evening instead of in the morning

Riding a stationary bike for 20 minutes, then immediately running 20 minutes

Question 15

Your answer is correct.

Endorphins

increase basal metabolic rate.

increase muscle mass.

reduce appetite.

reduce carbohydrate cravings.

Question 16

Your answer is correct.

As fitness improves, an exerciser must perform more intense activity to raise his heart rate.

True

False

Question 22

Your answer is correct.

Aerobic training _____the size and _____ the number of mitochondria in cells.

decreases, decreases

decreases, increases

increases, decreases

increases, increases

Test Bank, Question 31

Noelle is an 18 year old female. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall (1.65 m), weighs 130 pounds (59.1 kg), and her physical activity value is 1.31. What is her estimated energy requirement?

1798 calories/day

2399 calories/day

2459 calories/day

3300 calories/day

Test Bank, Question 24

Which of the following characteristics regarding energy balance is FALSE?

The more food that is put in front of people, the more they eat.

The location and proximity of fast-food or quick-service restaurants has no effect on the BMI of individuals who live in those communities.

Pre-packaged, convenience type foods are typically higher in fat and kcalories than foods prepared at home.

Test Bank, Question 62

________ limits the amount of food that can be consumed.

Adjustable gastric banding

Alli

Gastric bypass

Liposuction

Test Bank, Question 61

Which of the following methods of weight-loss surgery would you expect would NOT receive medical reimbursement?

Adjustable gastric banding

Gastric bypass

Liposuction

Medical reimbursement is common for all of these surgeries

Test Bank, Question 33

Which of the following does NOT factor into calculating an individual’s EER?

activity level

age

ethnicity

gender

Test Bank, Question 20

Based on their distribution of body fat, which of the persons is at increased risk for type 2 diabetes?

Photo credits: (left) Annie Griffiths Belt/©Corbis, (right) Tom McHugh/Photo Researchers, Inc.

Picture A

Picture B

Test Bank, Question 30

Which of the following would have an increased BMR?

Tim, who is recovering from surgery

Mary, who is pregnant with twins

Sally, who is 8 years old and is an avid swimmer

All of these would have increased basal metabolic rates

Test Bank, Question 49

Christy is overweight and interested in losing ¾ pound of weight each week. Christy will need to have a _____calorie per day deficit in her energy balance for this to occur.

200

375

500

625

Test Bank, Question 22

The desire to consume specific foods is called

appetite.

boredom.

hunger.

satiety.

Test Bank, Question 74

Which of the following individuals would best meet the criteria for bariatric surgery?

Julia, a 52 year old woman with a BMI of 42 and high blood pressure

Mark, an 80 year old man with a BMI of 20 with congestive heart failure

Nancy, a 14 year old girl with Type 2 diabetes and a BMI of 34

Stan, a 35 year old alcoholic with hypertension and lactose intolerance

Test Bank, Question 57

Which of the following is characteristic of a healthy weight loss diet?

Eating fewer than 1200 calories daily.

Losing 5 lbs a week.

Promoting physical activity.

Limiting milk and other animal products.

Test Bank, Question 15

_____ measures an electric current traveling through the body and is used to determine body composition.

Air displacement

Bioelectrical impedance

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Underwater weighing

Test Bank, Question 25

The amount of ATP produced by anaerobic versus aerobic metabolism depends on the:

amount of glycogen this is stored in the body.

availability of oxygen.

availability of amino acids.

pH of the blood.

Test Bank, Question 38

Based on the information in this visual, where can your muscles get glucose to fuel activity?

Dietary carbohydrates

Liver glycogen

Muscle glycogen

All of these are sources of glucose

Test Bank, Question 30

As compared to medium intensity activity, such as running for 45 minutes, amino acids are used at a _____ rate and glucose at a _____ rate for fuel during high intensity exercise, such as sprinting 100 yards.

higher, lower

higher, higher

lower, lower

lower, higher

Test Bank, Question 64

Which of the following would be the best pre-exercise meal for a marathon runner?

Sausage and egg biscuit

1 blueberry pop tart

1 cup corn flakes with skim milk and a banana

½ cup of hash browns and 2 pieces of bacon

Test Bank, Question 55

Adam has been push mowing his yard on a very hot and humid day for almost 90 minutes now. He is feeling faint and disoriented and is sweating profusely. When he checked his pulse, he noticed that it was weak but rapid. Based on this scenario, Adam is most likely experiencing which of the following?

Heat cramps

Heat exhaustion

Heat stroke

Sports anemia

Test Bank, Question 65

The best post-exercise foods for marathon runners contain

carbohydrates only.

protein only.

carbohydrate and fat.

carbohydrate and protein.

Test Bank, Question 7

Which of the following is NOT considered a component of a person’s fitness?

Body composition

Flexibility

Maximum heart rate

Strength

Test Bank, Question 16

Maximum heart rate _____ with age.

decreases

increases

does not change (is not affected by age)

Test Bank, Question 29

As compared to medium intensity exercise, such as hiking, fatty acids are used at a_____ rate and glucose at a _____ rate for fuel during rest.

higher, lower

higher, higher

lower, lower

lower, higher

Test Bank, Question 61

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of a pre-exercise meal?

Maximize glycogen stores

Provide adequate hydration

Maximize fat stores

Minimize hunger and gastric distress

Test Bank, Question 75

The source of fuel in the first few seconds of exercise is

stored glycogen.

glucose made by the liver.

fatty acids.

protein.

ATP and creatine phosphate.

Test Bank, Question 49

Exercise increases _____ production which can be counteracted by ____ in the body.

ATP, antioxidants

ATP, amino acids

free radical, antioxidants

free radical; fatty acids

Test Bank, Question 35

When an athlete “hits the wall”, which fuel has been depleted?

Creatine phosphate

Fat

Glycogen

Protein

Test Bank, Question 77

In order to calculate a person’s BMI, you need to know the person’s

height and weight.

gender and body composition.

age and activity level.