Nutrition Essentials A Personal Approach 1st Edition by Schiff – Test Bank
Unit 04
How Food Becomes You
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A (An) _____ is a body structure composed of tissues that have related functions.
A. organ
B. cell
C. organism
D. membranes
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 4.01.01 Explain how the body is organized into cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
Module: 4.01 From Cells to Systems
Section: 4.01a The Organization of Your Body
Topic: Nutrition Basics
2. The ____ is the smallest living functional unit in an organism.
A. cell
B. atom
C. mitochondrion
D. organelle
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 4.01.01 Explain how the body is organized into cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
Module: 4.01 From Cells to Systems
Section: 4.01a The Organization of Your Body
Topic: Nutrition Basics
3. _____ is the sum of all chemical reactions that occur in living cells.
A. Anatomy
B. Chyme
C. Metabolism
D. Homeostasis
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 4.01.01 Explain how the body is organized into cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
Module: 4.01 From Cells to Systems
Section: 4.01a The Organization of Your Body
Topic: Nutrition Basics
4. The primary function of the cardiovascular system is
A. production of red blood cells.
B. circulation of blood throughout the body.
C. destruction of toxic metabolic by-products.
D. protection against infections and immunity.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 4.01.01 Explain how the body is organized into cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
Module: 4.01 From Cells to Systems
Section: 4.01a The Organization of Your Body
Topic: Nutrition Basics
5. A primary function of the digestive system is the
A. production of red blood cells.
B. transmission of nervous impulses.
C. destruction of toxic metabolic by-products.
D. breakdown of food into nutrients.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 4.01.03 Discuss at least one major function of each organ system.
Module: 4.01 From Cells to Systems
Section: 4.01a The Organization of Your Body
Topic: Human Digestion and Absorption
