Unit 09 - Key Minerals, Water, and the Nonnutrient Alcohol
Unit 09
Key Minerals, Water, and the Nonnutrient Alcohol
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following groups of minerals are trace minerals?
A. iron, copper, and zinc
B. calcium, magnesium, and sodium
C. sodium, copper, and potassium
D. calcium, phosphorus, and zinc
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.01.02 Classify a mineral nutrient as a major or trace mineral.
Module: 9.01 Minerals for Life
Section: 9.01b Major Mineral or Trace Mineral?
Topic: Minerals and Water
2. Which of the following groups of minerals are trace minerals?
A. chromium, iodine, and selenium
B. magnesium, zinc, and sodium
C. potassium, copper, and iron
D. calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.01.02 Classify a mineral nutrient as a major or trace mineral.
Module: 9.01 Minerals for Life
Section: 9.01b Major Mineral or Trace Mineral?
Topic: Minerals and Water
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3. Which of the following groups of minerals are major minerals?
A. sodium, potassium, and phosphorus
B. calcium, zinc, and sodium
C. sodium, copper, and potassium
D. selenium, calcium, and phosphorus
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.01.02 Classify a mineral nutrient as a major or trace mineral.
Module: 9.01 Minerals for Life
Section: 9.01b Major Mineral or Trace Mineral?
Topic: Minerals and Water
4. Which of the following groups of minerals are major minerals?
A. potassium, magnesium, and sodium
B. iron, fluoride, and selenium
C. sodium, copper, and potassium
D. calcium, phosphorus, and zinc
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.01.02 Classify a mineral nutrient as a major or trace mineral.
Module: 9.01 Minerals for Life
Section: 9.01b Major Mineral or Trace Mineral?
Topic: Minerals and Water
5. About _____ % of an average healthy young man's body weight is water.
A. 20
B. 40
C. 60
D. 80
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03a What Water Does in Your Body
Topic: Minerals and Water
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6. Which of the following statements is true?
A. A person's body water content increases with increasing age.
B. Water comprises approximately 25% of lean muscle tissue.
C. About 30% of an average person's body is water.
D. Healthy young women have slightly less body water than healthy young men.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.04 Explain how your body maintains its water balance.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03c The Essential Balancing Act
Topic: Minerals and Water
7. In the human body, water is needed to
A. transport substances.
B. provide energy to fuel cellular activity.
C. protect DNA from free radical damage.
D. make glucose from fatty acids.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03a What Water Does in Your Body
Topic: Minerals and Water
8. In the human body, water is needed to
A. regulate energy production.
B. remove wastes.
C. dissolve fat-soluble vitamins.
D. monitor nerve cell function.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03a What Water Does in Your Body
Topic: Minerals and Water
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9. In the human body, water is involved in the
A. digestion of food.
B. storage of water-soluble wastes.
C. regulation of energy metabolism.
D. protection of cell membranes from free radical damage.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03a What Water Does in Your Body
Topic: Minerals and Water
10. Intracellular water
A. surrounds cells.
B. includes the plasma of blood.
C. is within cells.
D. supplies about 4 kcal/g.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03b Your Body’s Fluid Compartments
Topic: Minerals and Water
11. Extracellular water
A. surrounds cells.
B. includes the fluid within cells.
C. regulates metabolic processes.
D. supplies about 4 kcal/g.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03b Your Body’s Fluid Compartments
Topic: Minerals and Water
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Unit 09
Key Minerals, Water, and the Nonnutrient Alcohol
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following groups of minerals are trace minerals?
A. iron, copper, and zinc
B. calcium, magnesium, and sodium
C. sodium, copper, and potassium
D. calcium, phosphorus, and zinc
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.01.02 Classify a mineral nutrient as a major or trace mineral.
Module: 9.01 Minerals for Life
Section: 9.01b Major Mineral or Trace Mineral?
Topic: Minerals and Water
2. Which of the following groups of minerals are trace minerals?
A. chromium, iodine, and selenium
B. magnesium, zinc, and sodium
C. potassium, copper, and iron
D. calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.01.02 Classify a mineral nutrient as a major or trace mineral.
Module: 9.01 Minerals for Life
Section: 9.01b Major Mineral or Trace Mineral?
Topic: Minerals and Water
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3. Which of the following groups of minerals are major minerals?
A. sodium, potassium, and phosphorus
B. calcium, zinc, and sodium
C. sodium, copper, and potassium
D. selenium, calcium, and phosphorus
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.01.02 Classify a mineral nutrient as a major or trace mineral.
Module: 9.01 Minerals for Life
Section: 9.01b Major Mineral or Trace Mineral?
Topic: Minerals and Water
4. Which of the following groups of minerals are major minerals?
A. potassium, magnesium, and sodium
B. iron, fluoride, and selenium
C. sodium, copper, and potassium
D. calcium, phosphorus, and zinc
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.01.02 Classify a mineral nutrient as a major or trace mineral.
Module: 9.01 Minerals for Life
Section: 9.01b Major Mineral or Trace Mineral?
Topic: Minerals and Water
5. About _____ % of an average healthy young man's body weight is water.
A. 20
B. 40
C. 60
D. 80
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03a What Water Does in Your Body
Topic: Minerals and Water
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6. Which of the following statements is true?
A. A person's body water content increases with increasing age.
B. Water comprises approximately 25% of lean muscle tissue.
C. About 30% of an average person's body is water.
D. Healthy young women have slightly less body water than healthy young men.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.04 Explain how your body maintains its water balance.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03c The Essential Balancing Act
Topic: Minerals and Water
7. In the human body, water is needed to
A. transport substances.
B. provide energy to fuel cellular activity.
C. protect DNA from free radical damage.
D. make glucose from fatty acids.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03a What Water Does in Your Body
Topic: Minerals and Water
8. In the human body, water is needed to
A. regulate energy production.
B. remove wastes.
C. dissolve fat-soluble vitamins.
D. monitor nerve cell function.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03a What Water Does in Your Body
Topic: Minerals and Water
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9. In the human body, water is involved in the
A. digestion of food.
B. storage of water-soluble wastes.
C. regulation of energy metabolism.
D. protection of cell membranes from free radical damage.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03a What Water Does in Your Body
Topic: Minerals and Water
10. Intracellular water
A. surrounds cells.
B. includes the plasma of blood.
C. is within cells.
D. supplies about 4 kcal/g.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03b Your Body’s Fluid Compartments
Topic: Minerals and Water
11. Extracellular water
A. surrounds cells.
B. includes the fluid within cells.
C. regulates metabolic processes.
D. supplies about 4 kcal/g.
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: 9.03.02 List the primary functions of water in your body.
Module: 9.03 Water: Liquid of Life
Section: 9.03b Your Body’s Fluid Compartments
Topic: Minerals and Water
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