Which of the following describes the process of thermogenesis?

Which of the following describes the process of thermogenesis?
 a. burning of fat
  b. synthesis of fat
  c. generation of heat

Q. 2

How do body cells keep the right amount of water inside themselves?
 a. By releasing hormones to regulate fluid balance
  b. By changing their electrical charges
 c. By pumping ions across their membranes
 d. By pumping water across their membranes
 e. By adjusting the pH level of interstitial fluids

Q. 3

The psychological desire to eat that accompanies the sight, smell, or thought of food is known as:
 a. appetite
  b. satiety
  c. hunger
  d. palatability

Q. 4

Which minerals help make hemoglobin in red blood cells?
 a. Iron and zinc
 b. Selenium and phosphorus
  c. Chromium and magnesium
  d. Sulfur and iodine
 e. Phosphorus and chromium

Q. 5

The enzyme called the gatekeeper of the fat cells, because it stimulates fat uptake is:
 a. lipoprotein lipase
  b. insulin
  c. neuropeptide Y
  d. bombesin

Q. 6

Which nutrient is most needed by the body?
 a. calcium
 b. phosphorus
  c. iron
 d. water
 e. potassium

Q. 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of normal brown adipose tissue?
 a. hyperplasia after it is stimulated
  b. rich in UCP-1
  c. sensitive to cold exposure and food intake
  d. important fat storage tissue in gluteofemoral region

Q. 8

Dietary proteins, the hormone insulin, thiamin, and biotin all contain ____.
 a. iron
 b. iodine
 c. sodium
 d. sulfur
 e. molybdenum