BIOL 1322: Chapter 14

3. Nutrition security exists when all of the following conditions but one are met:

Access to food is sufficient for nutrition security.

2. Which continent has the highest prevalence of severe undernutrition?

Africa

6. Which of the following correctly identifies two countries that have a prevalence of obesity in adults that is at or above 30%?

Egypt and Saudi Arabia

19. A frozen Alfredo pasta dinner displaying the USDA Organic seal on its label indicates which of the following:

No artificial fertilizers were used to grow the wheat or other ingredients in the product.

7. The U.S. government funds several nutrition assistance programs that provide food to reduce the risk of malnutrition. Which of the following programs is the largest?

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

17. Which of the following statements about genetically modified (GM) foods is FALSE:

The FDA requires food manufacturers to state the genetically modified ingredient(s) content on food labels.

8. Wasting is an indicator of undernutrition in children and characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

a low height for age.

12. Which food releases the most kg of greenhouse gas emissions per kg of food during production?

beef

4. Food insecurity is associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

decreased chronic disease risk.

15. The production of which food item would be most affected by prolonged water scarcity?

fruits and vegetables

14. A variety of factors contributing to water shortages include all but one:

greenhouse gas emissions

5. All of the following statements regarding malnutrition are true EXCEPT:

inadequate protein intake is the only cause of malnutrition in developed countries.

The potential benefits of genetically modified foods include all but one of the following:

increased susceptibility to some pests

1. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) identifies all of the following as dimensions of food security EXCEPT:

instability

20. All of the following statements concerning the various approaches of food production are true EXCEPT:

organic foods are less often contaminated with pathogens than standard foods.

16. Common genetically modified foods sold in the United States include all but one:

organic strawberries

9. All of the following statements regarding overnutrition are true EXCEPT:

overnutrition has no adverse health effects.

13. Consumers can improve the sustainability of their diets in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

purchase food from out of state.

10. A sustainable food system requires all but one of the following:

rapid climate change

11. Plant-based diets are more sustainable than diets containing higher amounts of animal products for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

utilize the same amount of water.