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Chapter 10: Choices for Your Healthy Weight

Chapter Test Practice

1
What is the measure of how much bone, muscle, fluids, and body fat you have?
A)Healthy weight.
B)Body composition.
C)Weight.
D)Frame.
2
What does the Body Mass Index (BMI) chart show?
A)Height in relation to age.
B)Weight in relation to age.
C)Weight in relation to height.
D)Body composition.
3
Which statement about being underweight is true?
A)It means having too little body fat.
B)It can lead to poor growth.
C)It can result from physical or emotional illness.
D)All of the above.
4
Which statement is NOT true?
A)Even young people may develop diabetes if they are obese.
B)People who are obese later in life have a higher risk of major health problems.
C)All people who are overweight are obese.
D)Obesity is a growing health problem around the world.
5
Why should teens check with a physician before trying to lose weight?
A)Physicians are more equipped than other teens to provide you with weight-loss information.
B)Cutting back on food without proper guidance could rob you of important nutrients, and interfere with growth.
C)Extra pounds may mean your body is growing
D)All of the above.
6
What is the term for burning as many calories as you eat?
A)Calorie balance
B)Energy balance
C)Aerobics
D)Nutrition balance
7
Which of these activities is the most strenuous?
A)Vacuuming
B)Brisk walking
C)Playing racquetball
D)Jogging
8
Which of the following about fad diets is NOT true?
A)They are popular for years.
B)They are weight-loss plans often based on misinformation.
C)They do not help people develop healthful patterns of eating.
D)They do not provide the nutrients and food energy needed for growth and health.
9
Which of the following is NOT a good strategy for gaining weight?
A)Eat bigger portions or second helpings of nutrient-dense foods.
B)Stay physically active so you will gain muscle and not fat.
C)Eat large amounts of foods with some fat and sugar.
D)Eat nutrient-dense snacks often.
10
How long does it take your stomach to produce the hormone that signals the brain to tell it that you are full?
A)There is no such hormone.
B)60 minutes.
C)20 minutes.
D)30 minutes.
11
What is body image?
A)How you look in photographs
B)How you view your body
C)How you look to others
D)How you really look
12
How can you change your body type?
A)By dieting.
B)By gaining weight.
C)By exercising.
D)You can't because you probably inherited it from a relative.
13
What does significant mean?
A)Small
B)Mediocre
C)Measurably large.
D)Unimportant
14
What would be a realistic weight loss goal?
A)½ pound a week
B)3 pounds a week
C)5 pounds a week
D)2 pounds a week
15
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A)Teens experience the fastest growth rate since they were infants.
B)Growth during the teen years is pretty consistent.
C)Females usually start their teen growth spurt before males do.
D)Many teens keep growing until their early 20s.
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