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Study Guide Answers
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1.
What type of alcohol is present in beer, wine, and liquor?
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ethyl alcohol |
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2.
What promotes the fermentation process of beer and wine?
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yeast |
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What process purifies liquids by heating them until they become gases?
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distillation |
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4.
Of beer, wine, and liquor, which has the lowest percentage of alcohol?
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beer |
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5.
Of beer, wine, and liquor, which has the highest percentage of alcohol?
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liquor |
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6.
Why is alcohol sometimes classified as a food when taken in very small amounts?
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provides calories |
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7.
Is alcohol a stimulant or a depressant?
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depressant |
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8.
Name an obvious, short-term, physical effect of drinking.
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red or flushed appearance |
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9.
What actually happens to cause #8 to occur?
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enlarging of the blood vessels near the skin |
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10.
What organ works to break down alcohol?
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liver |
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11.
Fewer than half of all U.S. traffic fatalities involve alcohol. True or false?
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false |
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12.
Most states use a blood-alcohol level of 0.06 percent as an indicator of "driving while
intoxicated." True or false?
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false |
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13.
Most states have set the legal drinking age at 21. True or false?
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true |
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14.
Alcohol, when taken with foods, lessens the speed of absorption and does not prevent the
necessary vitamins of the foods to be absorbed. True or false?
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false |
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15.
If a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, her child has a greater chance of developing birth defects.
True or false?
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true |
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16.
Teenagers make up what percentage of the 20 million American alcoholics?
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33% |
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17.
Two possible reasons for alcoholism that are cited by researchers are _______________________ and _______________________ .
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heredity, environment |
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18.
Why would a large person who drinks a glass of wine have a lower BAL than a small person
who drinks the same amount?
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the larger person has more blood |
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19.
What are morphine-like substances in the brain that relieve feelings of stress or pain called?
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endorphins |
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20.
People who don't have enough of #4 may drink compulsively to obtain feelings of well-being, but what does drinking alcohol actually do to the level of #4?
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reduces it |
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21.
Previously, alcoholism was believed to progress through three stages. What are they?
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heavy drinking, problem drinking, and alcoholism |
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22.
Today, researchers are discovering that there are no set stages, but just one form of alcoholism.
True or false?
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false |
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23.
Alcoholics are not able to see that alcohol is causing problems in their lives. True or false?
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true |
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24.
Those who have been intoxicated ten times in a year have an alcohol problem. True or false?
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true |
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25.
Alcoholics tend to feel that they can control their alcohol intake. True or false?
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true |
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26.
Alcoholics are unable to keep up with the regular responsibilities in life, school, or work.
True or false?
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true |
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27.
There are a variety of reasons why people become alcoholics. True or false?
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true |
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28.
Helping an alcoholic is easy, even if the alcoholic doesn't realize the problem. True or false?
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false |
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29.
Most alcoholics do not receive treatment for their alcoholism, but rather for the effects of their drinking. True or false?
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true |
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