Personal Nutrition 9th Edition By Marie A. Boyle – Test Bank

Overview

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The person who exercises should expect to feel more tense due to muscle strain than a sedentary individual
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Understand
REFERENCES: Introduction
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.1 – Describe the health benefits of living a physically active lifestyle.

2. Through thousands of years, human genes have adapted to better match our sedentary lifestyles.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Understand
REFERENCES: Nutrition Action: Nutrition and Fitness-Forever Young-or You’re Not Going to Take Aging Lying Down, Are You?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.1 – Describe the health benefits of living a physically active lifestyle.

3. Flexibility is the least important component of overall physical fitness.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Understand
REFERENCES: 11.2 The Components of Fitness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.2 – Identify the four components of fitness and strategies to achieve overall fitness.

4. Muscle endurance is a muscle’s power to keep going for long periods.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 11.2 The Components of Fitness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.2 – Identify the four components of fitness and strategies to achieve overall fitness.

5. The flexibility of the body depends on its degree of elasticity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 11.2 The Components of Fitness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.2 – Identify the four components of fitness and strategies to achieve overall fitness.

6. One of the effects of cardiovascular conditioning is an increase in total blood volume.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Understand
REFERENCES: 11.3 Energy for Physical Activity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.3 – Identify the factors that influence fuel use during physical activity.

7. With repeated overload, the body breaks down and ultimately weakens.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Understand
REFERENCES: 11.2 The Components of Fitness
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.2 – Identify the four components of fitness and strategies to achieve overall fitness.

8. During exercise, a lack of sufficient oxygen to the muscles may result in a build-up of lactic acid.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Understand
REFERENCES: 11.3 Energy for Physical Activity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.3 – Identify the factors that influence fuel use during physical activity.

9. Glucose used as a muscle fuel comes mainly from stored glycogen within the muscles themselves.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Understand
REFERENCES: 11.4 Fuels for Physical Activity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.4 – Describe the use of glycogen and body fat during physical activity.

10. Bee pollen has been repeatedly shown to increase an athlete’s training or performance abilities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 11.8 Spotlight: Athletes and Supplements-Help or Hype?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PNUT.BOYL.16.11.8 – Discuss the safety and efficacy of popular ergogenic aids used by athletes.