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APK 6167 MIDTERM PRACTICE
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT 2026/
STUDY
CONSIDER AN ATHLETE COMPLETING A SINGLE DAY CARBOHYDRATE LOADING STRATEGY (NO
EXERCISE COMBINED WITH 10G/KG BODY MASS IN THE DAY PRIOR TO A COMPETITION). THE
ATHLETE HAS A MASS OF 80KG. IF 75% OF THE CONSUMED CARBOHYDRATE IS STORED IN
MUSCLES AS GLYCOGEN, HOW MUCH WATER WILL HAVE MOVED INTO THE MUSCLE CELLS AS
A RESULT?
1.8KG
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE REGARDING POST EXERCISE HYDRATION?
ATHLETES SHOULD CONSUME 2 CUPS OF FLUID FOR EVERY POUND THAT IS LOST DURING
EXERCISE
OPTIMAL HYDRATION SHOULD STIMULATE URINATION APPROXIMATELY EVERY
1 - 2 HOURS
T/F BODY WATER IS A POOR HEAT CONDUCTOR
FALSE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE SOURCES OF WATER FOR ATHLETES NEEDING TO
REPLENISH FLUID LOSSES?
ALL OF THE ABOVE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WOULD INFORM AN ATHLETE THAT THEY MAY BE
DEHYDRATED IF THEY ARE SELF-MONITORING HYDRATION STATUS?
URINATING EVERY 4 HOURS
WHY IS WATER ARGUABLY THE MOST ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT FOR ATHLETES?
DEATH OCCURS MORE RAPIDLY IN WATER'S ABSENCE THAN IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY OTHER
NUTRIENT, AND MUSCLE TISSUE IS ROUGHLY 70% WATER
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE OF SPORTS DRINKS?
THEY ENCOURAGE FLUID INTAKE BY OFFERING FLAVOR.
T/F: DOMESTIC BOTTLED WATER IS SAFER TO DRINK THAN TAP WATER
FALSE
T/F: SODIUM, CALCIUM AND POTASSIUM ARE CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR MINERALS
TRUE
WHICH ATHLETES SHOULD BE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT "COMPLEMENTING PROTEINS"?
ATHLETES WHO ARE STRICT VEGETARIANS AND EAT ONLY PLANT FOODS
T/F: DIPEPTIDES ARE PROTEINS COMPOSED OF 3 TO 10 AMINO ACIDS.
FALSE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT TRUE REGARDING PROTEIN INTAKE?
THE RDA FOR PROTEIN IS 1 GRAM PER KILOGRAM OF BODY WEIGHT
T/F: VEGETARIAN ATHLETES HAVE SLIGHTLY HIGHER PROTEIN NEEDS COMPARED TO
NONVEGETARIAN ATHLETES, DUE TO THE INTAKE OF INCOMPLETE PROTEIN FOOD SOURCES
TRUE
T/F: AN "INCOMPLETE PROTEIN" IS A PROTEIN THAT CONTAINS THE AMINO ACIDS THAT
CANNOT BE USED BY THE BODY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE CATEGORIES PROVIDES THE
GREATEST SPECIFICITY OF RECOMMENDED NUTRIENT INTAKE ACROSS THE GREATEST
NUMBER OF LIFE CATEGORIES (I.E. AGE, GENDER, PREGNANCY)?
RDA
T/F: AFTER EXERCISE OR COMPETITION, IT IS BEST THAT ATHLETES BEGIN CONSUMING
CARBOHYDRATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO HELP SPEED THE RECOVERY PROCESS.
TRUE
IF A PRODUCT CONTAINS 100 CALORIES AND 5 GRAMS OF FAT PER SERVING, WHAT IS THE
PERCENTAGE OF CALORIES FROM FAT IN THE PRODUCT?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CONSIDERED A COMPLETE PROTEIN?
SOY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE OF SPORTS DRINKS?
THEY ENCOURAGE DRINKING WITH ENHANCED FLAVOR
A 100KG STRENGTH ATHLETE CONSUMES 2G/KG PROTEIN EACH DAY. HOW MANY TOTAL
CALORIES SHOULD HE/SHE CONSUME IN ORDER FOR THE TOTAL PROTEIN INTAKE TO BE AT
THE HIGH END OF THE AMDR FOR PROTEIN?
*AMDR IS 10-35%, SO DIVIDE KCALS FROM PROTEIN BY 0.35 TO FIND CORRECT ANSWER
2,300 KCAL
A 190LBS ATHLETE IS RECOVERING FROM AN INJURY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TOTAL DAILY
PROTEIN INTAKE RECOMMENDATIONS IS MOST SUITABLE FOR THIS ATHLETE?
*ATHLETES RECOVERING FROM INJURY SHOULD AIM FOR LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 2G/KG
PROTEIN
190G
A POLYPEPTIDE HAS HOW MANY AMINO ACIDS?
MORE THAN 10
JOHN IS A SOCCER PLAYER WHO IS TRYING TO GAIN WEIGHT DURING THE OFF SEASON. HIS
TOTAL DAILY CALORIC INTAKE IS 3,500 CALORIES. CURRENTLY, HE IS CONSUMING, ON
AVERAGE, ABOUT 100 GRAMS OF PROTEIN PER DAY. APPROXIMATELY WHAT PERCENT OF HIS
DAILY CALORIES ARE COMING FROM PROTEIN?
*DIVIDE KCALS FROM PROTEIN BY TOTAL KCALS
T/F: ATHLETES SHOULD STRIVE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE INTAKE OF CARBOHYDRATES
BECAUSE CARBOHYDRATE AVAILABILITY SPARES PROTEIN
TRUE
T/F: PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION MAY BE NECESSARY IN ATHLETES HAVING TROUBLE
MEETING THEIR PROTEIN NEEDS THROUGH WHOLE FOODS IN THEIR DIET.
TRUE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTES THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF AN AMINO ACID?
- A CARBON SIDE CHAIN
- AN AMINO GROUP
- A CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUP
- ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
ALL OF THESE
CHEMICAL PROCESS THAT RESULTS IN THE FORMATION OF WATER.
CONDENSATION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DIETARY AND TRAINING FACTORS DOES NOT AFFECT PROTEIN
RECOMMENDATIONS?
GENDER
T/F: CURRENT RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT ATHLETES HAVE HIGHER PROTEIN NEEDS
THAN NONATHLETES
TRUE
WHY MIGHT A HIGH-PROTEIN DIET LEAD TO DEHYDRATION?
HYDROLYSIS OF PEPTIDE BONDS BETWEEN AMINO ACIDS
T/F: ATHLETES ENGAGED IN ENDURANCE, STRENGTH/POWER, OR TEAMS SPORTS HAVE
HIGHER PROTEIN REQUIREMENTS THAN THEIR SEDENTARY COUNTER PARTS; AS A RESULT,
PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED.
FALSE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE OF HIGH-QUALITY PROTEINS?
- THEY ARE DERIVED PRIMARILY FROM ANIMAL SOURCES
- THEY ARE ALSO COMPLETE PROTEINS
- THEY CONTAIN EXTRA AMINO ACIDS THAT CAN BE USED FOR MAKING OTHER AMINO ACIDS
- ALL OF THESE
ALL OF THESE
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING SAMPLE CRONOMETER OUTPUT:
- 3,801 KCAL CONSUMED
- PROTEIN= 202.4G/170.0G
- 202.4G X 4KCAL/G = 809.
- 809.6KCAL PROTEIN/3801 TOTAL KCAL =21%
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING SAMPLE FOOD LABEL: WHICH ASPECT OF THE FOOD LABEL
PROVIDES AN ATHLETE WITH THE BEST INDICATION OF THE NUTRIENT DENSITY OF THE
PRODUCT?
% DAILY VALUE PER SERVING
ATHLETES CAN INCREASE THEIR INTAKE OF CAROTENOIDS BY CONSUMING MORE
VEGETABLES
PROLONGED DEFICIENT INTAKE OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING B VITAMINS CAN LEAD TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISEASE PELLAGRA?
B3 (NIACIN)
T/F: ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN HIGH-IMPACT SPORTS ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR IRON-
DEFICIENCY ANEMIA.
TRUE
T/F: CHOLINE IS INVOLVED IN THE FORMATION OF ACETYLCHOLINE, A NEUROTRANSMITTER
INVOLVED IN MUSCLE ACTIVATION.
TRUE
T/F: MINERALS ARE CLASSIFIED AS "MAJOR MINERALS" IF THEY ARE REQUIRED IN THE BODY
IN AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 10MG/DAY.
FALSE (NOTER: MAJOR MINERALS >100MG/DAY)
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ABBREVIATIONS REPRESENTS THE RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE
FOR A VITAMIN?
RDA/AI
MOST COMMON NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY IN THE US
IRON
CHICKEN
T/F: POTASSIUM IS CRITICAL IN THE FORMATION OF ATP AND CP
FALSE
WHY DOES CHROMIUM APPEAR TO BE IMPORTANT FOR ATHLETES?
IT ENHANCES THE ACTION OF INSULIN
IF I CONSUMED 200G OF PROTEIN TODAY AS PART OF 4,000 TOTAL CALORIES, WHAT
PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL CALORIES CAME FROM PROTEIN?
RED WINE CONTAINS WHICH TYPE OF PHYTOCHEMICAL?
FLAVONOIDS
WHAT VITAMINS CAN BE MADE ENDOGENOUSLY, BUT NOT IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS, THUS
REQUIRING INTAKE THROUGH THE DIET?
VITAMINS D AND K
NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE AND NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE
PHOPSHATE ARE COENZYMES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
PROCESSES?
ATP PRODUCTION
WHAT VITAMIN DOES NOT HAVE ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES?
VITAMIN D
THIAMIN REQUIREMENTS WILL ESCALATE WITH THE SIMULTANEOUS INCREASE OF:
CALORIES
THE ABSORPTION OF NON-HEME IRON FROM PLANT SOURCES CAN BE ENHANCED BY
CONSUMING IT WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
VITAMIN C
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BLOOD TEST PARAMETERS IS USED TO MEASURE THE
CONCENTRATION OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN THE BLOOD?
HEMATOCRIT
BONE STRENGTHENING
CALCIUM
PROVIDES RIGIDITY TO BONES AND TEETH
PHOSPHORUS
PART OF MORE THAN 300 ENZYMES
MAGNESIUM
ELECTROLYTE, FLUID BALANCE, AND MUSCULAR CONTRACTION
SODIUM
WHAT IS TRUE REGARDING MINERALS?
THEY CONTAIN NO CALORIES
BIOAVAILABILITY OF MINERALS CAN BE AFFECTED BY FOODS CONTAINING HIGH AMOUNTS
OF:
FIBER
A NUTRIENT THAT CANNOT BE MADE WITHIN THE BODY OR MADE IN SUFFICIENT
QUANTITIES?
AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT
WHEN AMINO ACIDS JOIN TOGETHER VIA PEPTIDE BONDS, WATER IS FORM AS A RESULT. THIS
IS KNOWN AS?
CONDENSATION
T/F: DUE TO THEIR BUFFERING CAPACITY, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ATHLETES TAKE
PHOSPHORUS SUPPLEMENTS TO PREVENT FATIGUE DURING EXERCISE
FALSE
NOT CONSIDERED AND ELECTROLYTE
PHOSPHORUS
TRACE MINERAL
ZINC
T/F: LINOLENIC ACID IS A COMMON OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID FOUND IN SEAFOOD, NUTS, SEEDS
AND GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES
TRUE
PROTEINS THAT FUNCTION TO CATALYZE BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE BODY ARE KNOWN
AS
ENZYMES
COMPONENT OF THE COENZYME THIAMIN PYROPHOSPHATE INVOLVED IN CONVERTING
PYRUVATE TO ACETYL-COA
B1 (THIAMIN)
COMPONENT OF FLAVIN ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (FAD) WHICH IS USED IN THE ELECTRON
TRANSPORT CHAIN
B2 (RIBOFLAVIN)
COMPONENT OF NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (NAD) WHICH IS USED IN THE
ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN
B3 (NIACIN)
CONVERTED TO PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE IN THE LIVER; COMPONENT OF OVER 100 ENZYMES
B6 (PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE)
KNOWN AS COBALAMIN, RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVERTING HOMOCYSTEINE TO METHIONINE
AND REDUCING THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE
B12 (COBALAMIN)
CRITICAL FOR DNA SYNTHESIS AND CELL DIVISION:
FOLATE (FOLIC ACID)
A COMPONENT OF COENZYME A
PANTOTHENIC ACID
COMPONENT OF THE NEUROTRANSMITTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL
CHOLINE
COLLAGEN FORMATION
VITAMIN C
T/F: VITAMIN A HAS BEEN LABELED THE "ANTI-INFECTION" VITAMIN DUE TO ITS ROLE IN
IMMUNE FUNCTION
TRUE
BARRY'S DIET LACKS FOODS THAT CONTAIN THIAMIN. AS A RESULT OF HIS DIET, HE HAS A
HIGH RISK OF
BERIBERI
A BASKETBALL ATHLETE IS SCHEDULE TO TRAIN AT 3PM TODAY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS IS TRUE?
THE ATHLETE SHOULD CONSUME 400-600 ML FLUID AT 11AM
DAILY WATER NEEDS CAN BE SUPPLIED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
ATHLETES SHOULD MATCH SWEAT LOSSES 100-150%, BECAUSE THE KIDNEYS CONTINUALLY
PRODUCE URINE, THIS INCREASING TOTAL WATER EXCRETION
WHY IS THE RISK OF DEHYDRATION HIGHER WHEN TRAINING AT ALTITUDES OVER 1.6KM?
- BOTH OF THESE
- THE AIR HAS LESS OXYGEN SO BREATHING RATE INCREASES
- THE AIR IS DRYER
- NEITHER OF THESE
BOTH OF THESE
CONSIDER AN ATHLETE YOU WORK WITH WHOM HAS NOT PERFORMED A SWEAT TRIAL.
WHAT GENERAL RECOMMENDATION WILL YOU MAKE TO THIS ATHLETES ABOUT FLUID
CONSUMPTION DURING HIS 90MIN TRAINING SESSION TODAY?
CONSUME 7-10OZ OF FLUID EVERY 15MIN
IS CONSUMING FLUID CONTAINING GLYCEROL PRIOR TO A LONG EXERCISE SESSION A
RECOMMENDED STRATEGY TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE DURING THAT SESSION?
NO
ELECTROLYTE MOST IMPORTANT TO REPLENISH DURING REHYDRATION
SODIUM CHLORIDE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE OF ATHLETE WHO AVOID FLUIDS BEFORE TRAINING
SESSIONS OR COMPETITIVE EVENTS?
- THEY DEMONSTRATE A FASTER RISE IN CORE BODY TEMP
- THEY TEND TO FATIGUE QUICKLY
- THEY HAVE INCREASED HEART RATES AND GREATER PERCEIVED LEVELS OF EXERTION
- ALL OF THESE
ALL OF THESE
T/F: FATS AND PROTEINS CAN BE METABOLIZED VIA GLYCOLYSIS
FALSE
T/F: CARBOHYDRATE RICH SPORTS DRINKS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO ATHLETES DURING
ENDURANCE SPORT PARTICIPATION BECAUSE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS ARE NOT INCREASED
FALSE
T/F: AN ATHLETE ABOUT TO EXERCISE OUTDOORS IS IN THE COLD WOULD BE CONSIDERED
OVERDRESSED IF HE OR SHE WERE COMFORTABLE UPON STEPPING OUT INTO THE ELEMENTS
TRUE
T/F: THE USE OF ELECTROLYTE SPORTS DRINKS BY NON-ENDURANCE ATHLETES IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN USE BY ENDURANCE ATHLETES BECAUSE DIET ALONE DOES NOT PROVIDE
ENOUGH SODIUM TO COVER LOSSES IN TRAINING.
FALSE
IF A PRODUCT IS LABELED "SODIUM FREE", THE ITEM CONTAINS LESS THAN ___ MG SODIUM
PER SERVING.
WHICH DRI INDICATES THE INTAKE LEVEL NEEDED TO MEET THE NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT OF
MOST PEOPLE WITHIN A HEALTHY POPULATION?
RDA
WHICH VITAMINS AND MINERALS MUST BE INCLUDED ON THE NUTRITION FACTS PANEL?
VITAMIN D, POTASSIUM, CALCIUM AND IRON
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE SINGLE SUGAR MOLECULES THAT FORM THE BUILDING
BLOCKS FOR MORE COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES?
MONOSACCHARIDES
TRUE
FAT DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION IS FOR THE MOST PART COMPLETED BY THE TIME THE
FOOD CONTENTS REACH THE___
LARGE INTESTINE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LEGISLATIVE ACT THAT HELPS REGULATE THE LABELING OF
ALL FOODS?
NLEA
T/F
BECAUSE FOOD PASSES SO SLOWLY THROUGH THE ESOPHAGUS, THE BULK OF DIGESTION
OCCURS THERE
FALSE
RYAN US BEGINNING TO EAT HIS SNACK OF TRAIL MIX, IN WHICH THE PEANUTS, ALMONDS,
AND CASHEWS CONTAIN HIGH AMOUNTS OF FAT. IF RYAN IS JUST STARTING THE DIGESTIVE
PROCESS OF THESE FATS, THEN WHICH ENZYME WILL BE FIRST TO BEGIN BREAKING THEM
DOWN?
LINGUAL LIPASE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT CURRENTLY AN APPROVED NUTRIENT-CONTENT CLAIM?
LOW CARBOHYDRATES
MACRONUTRIENTS INCLUDE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, AND FATS
T/F
THE DRI AND RDA FOR A VITAMIN OR MINERAL ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME VALUE.
FALSE
AMYLASE
CARBOHYDRATE
LIPASE
FAT
PEPTIDASE
PROTEIN
T/F: OF THE THREE MACRONUTRIENTS, PROTEINS ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF THE BODY'S
CHEMICAL ENERGY.
FALSE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF NUTRIENTS IS REQUIRED IN SMALL QUANTITIES
TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF TISSUES AND REGULATION OF BODY
PROCESSES AND INCLUDES A VARIETY OF ELEMENTS WITH NONE INCLUDING CARBON?
MINERALS
BOB EATS HIS BREAKFAST, AND HIS GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BEGINS THE PROCESS OF
DIGESTION. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE APPROPRIATE SEQUENCE FOR DIGESTION?
MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, SMALL INTESTINE, LARGE INTESTINE, RECTUM
T/F: ATP IS STORED IN VERY LARGE QUANTITIES IN THE CELLS.
FALSE
T/F: THE USDA IS THE GOVERNING BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY OF FOODS
SOLD IN THE US.
FALSE
DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS
A SET OF GENERAL NUTRITION RECOMMENDATIONS
