Human Nutrition Quiz 18
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1. Which of the following is a feature of vitamins? The quantities present in
a.Many serve in the role of enzyme inhibitors foods are measured in mi-
b.Structurally, many are found linked together crograms or milligrams.
c.Several may be oxidized to yield 4 kcalories per gram
d.The quantities present in foods are measured in mi-
crograms or milligrams
2. What is a precursor? A substance that is used to
a.A conditionally essential vitamin synthesize another com-
b.A sign or symptom of a vitamin deficiency disorder pound
c.A substance that is used to synthesize another com-
pound
d.A substance that is recycled through the liver and
intestines
3. What is meant by the bioavailability of a vitamin in The amount absorbed and
food? subsequently used by the
a.The total amount available from plant and animal body.
food
b.The amount absorbed and subsequently used by the
body
c.The amount that escapes destruction from food pro-
cessing
d.The number of different chemical forms of the same
vitamin
4. Which of the following is NOT among the general char- They must be consumed
acteristics of the water-soluble vitamins? daily
a. They must be consumed daily
b. Toxic levels in the body are rarely found
c. They are absorbed directly into the blood
d. Excesses are eliminated by the kidneys
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5. Which of the following is NOT among the general char- Excesses are eliminated by
acteristics of the fat-soluble vitamins? the kidneys
a.Excesses are eliminated by the kidneys
b.Absorption is via the lymphatic circulation
c.Several of them require protein carriers for trans-
port
d.They can be stored in relatively large amounts in
certain body tissues
6. Cooking a food in liberal amounts of water is least Vitamin A
likely to affect its content of
a.folate.
b.thiamin.
c.vitamin A.
d.riboflavin.
7. Which of the following vitamins would be removed in Vitamin A
the production of skim milk?
a.Thiamin
b.Vitamin A
c.Riboflavin
d.Vitamin B12
8. When thiamin is consumed in excess of needs, how excreted primarily in the
does the body treat the excess? urine
a.Not absorbed
b.Excreted primarily in the urine
c.Excreted primarily in the feces
d.Stored in liver, bone, and adipose tissue
9. What is a chief function of the B vitamins? Coenzyme participation
a.Antioxidation
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1. Which of the following is a feature of vitamins? The quantities present in
a.Many serve in the role of enzyme inhibitors foods are measured in mi-
b.Structurally, many are found linked together crograms or milligrams.
c.Several may be oxidized to yield 4 kcalories per gram
d.The quantities present in foods are measured in mi-
crograms or milligrams
2. What is a precursor? A substance that is used to
a.A conditionally essential vitamin synthesize another com-
b.A sign or symptom of a vitamin deficiency disorder pound
c.A substance that is used to synthesize another com-
pound
d.A substance that is recycled through the liver and
intestines
3. What is meant by the bioavailability of a vitamin in The amount absorbed and
food? subsequently used by the
a.The total amount available from plant and animal body.
food
b.The amount absorbed and subsequently used by the
body
c.The amount that escapes destruction from food pro-
cessing
d.The number of different chemical forms of the same
vitamin
4. Which of the following is NOT among the general char- They must be consumed
acteristics of the water-soluble vitamins? daily
a. They must be consumed daily
b. Toxic levels in the body are rarely found
c. They are absorbed directly into the blood
d. Excesses are eliminated by the kidneys
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5. Which of the following is NOT among the general char- Excesses are eliminated by
acteristics of the fat-soluble vitamins? the kidneys
a.Excesses are eliminated by the kidneys
b.Absorption is via the lymphatic circulation
c.Several of them require protein carriers for trans-
port
d.They can be stored in relatively large amounts in
certain body tissues
6. Cooking a food in liberal amounts of water is least Vitamin A
likely to affect its content of
a.folate.
b.thiamin.
c.vitamin A.
d.riboflavin.
7. Which of the following vitamins would be removed in Vitamin A
the production of skim milk?
a.Thiamin
b.Vitamin A
c.Riboflavin
d.Vitamin B12
8. When thiamin is consumed in excess of needs, how excreted primarily in the
does the body treat the excess? urine
a.Not absorbed
b.Excreted primarily in the urine
c.Excreted primarily in the feces
d.Stored in liver, bone, and adipose tissue
9. What is a chief function of the B vitamins? Coenzyme participation
a.Antioxidation
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