chapter 6

Question 1

true or False
fiber absorbs water like a sponge and helps food move through the large intestine

Answer 1

true

Question 1

true or false
the us department of agriculture suggests a limit of ten tablespoons of sugar on a 2000 calorie diet

Answer 1

false

Question 2

true or false
many fruits and vegetables naturally contain sugar

Answer 2

true

Question 3

true or false
to stay healthy you should eat more simple carbs than complex

Answer 3

false

Question 4

true or false
a starch is a carb with a more complex chemical structure than a sugar

Answer 4

true

Question 5

true or false
the body cannot digest dietary fiber

Answer 5

true

Question 6

true or false
carbs are the largest part of a healthy diet

Answer 6

true

Question 7

true or false
photosynthesis is the green pigment in plants

Answer 7

false

Question 8

true or false
to make glucose plants absorb water through the air

Answer 8

false

Question 9

true or false
the most common monosaccharides found in food are glucose, fructose, lactose

Answer 9

false

Question 10

what are the elements needed to build sugars

Answer 10

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

Question 11

3 carbs

Answer 11

sugars, fibers, starches

Question 12

3 disaccahrides

Answer 12

sucrose, lactose, maltose

Question 13

exapmples of foo with natural sugar

Answer 13

milk and fruit

Question 14

health related characteristics of fiber

Answer 14

lower heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, obesity

Question 15

activities powered by glucose

Answer 15

walking, thinking, breathing

Question 16

sugar substitue

Answer 16

food additive that makes a food sweet like sugar

Question 17

consequences of eating too much sugar

Answer 17

weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease

Question 18

artificial sweeteners

Answer 18

Aspartame, Acesulfame, Neotame, Saccharin,
Sucralose

Question 19

foods with dietary fiber

Answer 19

fruits, beggies, whole grain, nuts, seeds, legume, beans, peas

Question 20

how does a plant store glucose

Answer 20

in starch

Question 21

eating too much sugar alcohol

Answer 21

osmote diareah and flatulence

Question 22

monosaccahrides

Answer 22

glucose, fructose, galactose

Question 23

disaccharides

Answer 23

fructose+glucose=sucrose
galactose+glucose=lactose
glucose+glucose=maltose