NUSCTX 10 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Which organelle participates in the chemical processes that transfers energy from the chemical bonds of nutrient molecules to newly created ATP molecules? - ANS mitochondria The body's main source of energy is _____________ and should be the major part of total daily food intake. - ANS carbohydrates To be considered an essential nutrient, a substance must have all these characteristics except... (a) it has a specific biological function. (b) removal from the diet leads to a decline in human biological function. (c) return of the omitted substance to the diet if done before permanent damage occurs, restores normal biological function impaired by its absence. (d) it is made in abundance by the body. (e) none of the above. - ANS (d) it is made in abundance by the body.