Proteins that travel to target cells and act as chemical messengers are known as ____.
a. collagens
b. hormones
c. opsins
d. antigens
e. enzymes
Q. 2What is the practice of eating nonnutritive substances such as clay, chalk, and laundry starch known as?
a. fool
b. pone
c. file
d. pica
e. kitta
Q. 3How many essential amino acids are required by adults?
a. 9
b. 16
c. 10
d. 22
e. 23
Q. 4Tea made from what shrub is thought to cure stomachache among black people?
a. redroot
b. yellowroot
c. blackroot
d. greenroot
e. marshmallow
Q. 5Not all amino acids have to be supplied by food. This is true because ____.
a. not all necessary amino acids are found in food
b. hormones furnish the missing amino acids
c. the liver is able to manufacture some amino acids from others
d. the liver is able to manufacture some amino acids from fatty acids
e. the liver is able to manufacture some amino acids from carbohydrates
Q. 6What African American holiday was created in 1966 to celebrate the unity of all people of African heritage?
a. Juneteenth
b. Sukuma wiki
c. Kwanzaa
d. Family Sunday
e. African New Year
Q. 7Lipoproteins function to ____.
a. catalyze chemical reactions
b. encourage edema
c. transport lipids in the blood
d. transport oxygen from the lungs to the cells
e. add strength to bones and teeth
Q. 8The celebration of Kwanzaa originated in
a. West Africa.
b. South Africa.
c. Southern Louisiana.
d. Southern California.
e. Jamaica.
Q. 9An essential amino acid ____.
a. is not necessary to the diet
b. must be supplied by the diet
c. can be made from glucose in the body
d. can be made from fat in the body
e. must come from a supplement
Q. 10What type of food do African Americans typically identify as a traditional African American food?
a. okra
b. yams
c. chitterlings
d. pig's feet
e. greens
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