What is the largest federal food assistance program in the United States?
a. WIC
b. EAT
c. National Food Resource Program
d. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
e. Senior Farmer's Market Program
Q. 2What substance contains the chemical energy that drives immediate muscle contraction?
a. ATP
b. NAD
c. Glucose
d. Fatty acids
e. Lactate
Q. 3Chris has been competing all day in a track competition and is now ready for the 100-meter dash. Although he feels tired, which of the following high-energy muscle compounds can he rely on for quick energy in this event?
a. Fat
b. Lactate
c. Creatine phosphate
d. Adenosine diphosphate
e. Adenosine triphosphate
Q. 4What high-energy compound acts as a reservoir of energy for the maintenance of a steady supply of ATP?
a. Glycerol
b. Glycogen
c. Fatty acids
d. Creatine phosphate
e. ADP
Q. 5Which of the following is a characteristic of fuel use by muscles?
a. At rest, about 90 of the fuel is derived from glucose.
b. At rest, about 90 of the fuel is derived from fat.
c. Muscles always use a mixture of fuels at rest or during physical activity.
d. During physical activity, amino acids contribute most of the fuel.
e. During the first 10 seconds of physical activity, the lactic acid system is the predominant source of energy.
Q. 6Which of the following is true of the relationship between poverty and hunger?
a. Hunger and obesity may exist in the same household.
b. The highest rates of obesity occur among the wealthiest.
c. The provision of food to the poor increases obesity.
d. Even people below the poverty line have enough money for food.
Q. 7In weight training, muscle endurance can best be emphasized by performing a
a. low number of repetitions with heavy weight.
b. low number of repetitions with lighter weight.
c. high number of repetitions with heavy weight.
d. high number of repetitions with lighter weight.
e. sufficient repetitions with any weight to induce exhaustion.
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