NUT 10V FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Check all that apply: Minerals are - Answers -inorganic compounds
essential nutrients
Check all that apply: Where do minerals originate from in relation to the food supply? -
Answers -Rocks
Soil
Minerals represent _____ of your total body weight - Answers -5-6%
1. Check all that apply: How does growth affect bioavailability? - Answers -
Bioavailability can increase
Check all that apply: How does pregnancy affect bioavailability? - Answers -
Bioavailability can increase
Bioavailability can stay the same
Mineral Classification: - Answers -B
A
A
B
A
B
Approximately 99% of the body's calcium is found in your - Answers -teeth and bones
(LECTURE) Kidney is responsible for major mineral homeostasis - Answers -
If you consume no calcium for 4 weeks, what would be your main symptom of
deficiency? - Answers -a net loss of calcium from the bone to maintain blood levels of
calcium
Calcium deficiency in adults results in - Answers -osteoporosis
Which of the following directly increases risk for osteoporosis? Check all that apply. -
Answers -increasing age
long term low calcium intake
being female
inactivity
smoking
heavy alcohol consumption
low estrogen
Calcium deficiency in children results in - Answers -rickets
,Check all that apply: Bioavailability of calcium is decreased in - Answers -Elderly
women
elderly men
give an example of a nutrient that increases with aging - Answers -calcium cause
Bioavailability decreases and we grow older
Which of the following factors in food exclusively decrease calcium bioavailability?
Check all that apply. - Answers -phytates
oxalates
What do sodium and potassium help with? - Answers -Fluid balance
Sodium and potassium are involved in the transmission of nerve impulses. - Answers -
True
_________ is the primary extracellular nutrient, while __________ is the primary
intracellular nutrient. - Answers -sodium, potassium
Which of the following can cause deficiency of sodium or potassium? Check all that
apply. - Answers -Heavy sweating
food poisoning
the flu
bulimia
Check all that apply: How does aging affect bioavailability? - Answers -Bioavailability
can decrease
Bioavailability can stay the same
After learning about fiber in chapter 4, you start eating a very high fiber diet (50
grams/day). What could this do to the bioavailability of iron? - Answers -bioavailability of
iron can decrease
How does taking antibiotics for acne treatment over a long period of time affect the
bioavailability of calcium? - Answers -Bioavailability of calcium can decrease
Which food source has the greatest bioavailability of iron? - Answers -Ground Beef
If you top your iron-fortified breakfast cereal with strawberries, a good source of vitamin
C, how would this affect the bioavailability of iron from the cereal? - Answers -
Bioavailability of iron can increase
Bioavailability is the amount of a nutrient that is available for _____________. -
Answers -Absorption
, Match each description by typing either "A" or "B" for the correct class of mineral from
the choices below:
A. Major Minerals
B. Trace Minerals
Description
Required in amounts less than 50 mg per day
Present in the body at levels greater than 0.01% of body weight
Required in amounts greater than 100 mg per day
Function primarily in regulatory roles
Function in structural and regulatory roles
Present in the body at levels less than 0.01% of body weight
Excess sodium intake signals hormones to tell the organ, ___________, to get rid of the
excess in the __________. - Answers -kidney, urine
Trace minerals are required in less than ________ mg. - Answers -50
Iron is involved in - Answers -oxygen transport
Check all that apply: When iron stores are low, the body - Answers -excretes less iron
reuses iron from dead blood cells
increases iron absorption in the small intestine
stores extra iron in storage proteins
The _________ controls how much iron is absorbed. - Answers -small intestine
Check all that apply: Iron deficiency can result in - Answers -low levels of hemoglobin in
the blood
low iron stores
smooth tongue
Check all that apply: Iron deficiency can also result in - Answers -Anemia
Fatigue
Spooned fingernails
Which of the following individuals are at a greater risk for iron deficiency? Check all that
apply. - Answers -infants
children
females in childbearing years
Check all that apply: Minerals are - Answers -inorganic compounds
essential nutrients
Check all that apply: Where do minerals originate from in relation to the food supply? -
Answers -Rocks
Soil
Minerals represent _____ of your total body weight - Answers -5-6%
1. Check all that apply: How does growth affect bioavailability? - Answers -
Bioavailability can increase
Check all that apply: How does pregnancy affect bioavailability? - Answers -
Bioavailability can increase
Bioavailability can stay the same
Mineral Classification: - Answers -B
A
A
B
A
B
Approximately 99% of the body's calcium is found in your - Answers -teeth and bones
(LECTURE) Kidney is responsible for major mineral homeostasis - Answers -
If you consume no calcium for 4 weeks, what would be your main symptom of
deficiency? - Answers -a net loss of calcium from the bone to maintain blood levels of
calcium
Calcium deficiency in adults results in - Answers -osteoporosis
Which of the following directly increases risk for osteoporosis? Check all that apply. -
Answers -increasing age
long term low calcium intake
being female
inactivity
smoking
heavy alcohol consumption
low estrogen
Calcium deficiency in children results in - Answers -rickets
,Check all that apply: Bioavailability of calcium is decreased in - Answers -Elderly
women
elderly men
give an example of a nutrient that increases with aging - Answers -calcium cause
Bioavailability decreases and we grow older
Which of the following factors in food exclusively decrease calcium bioavailability?
Check all that apply. - Answers -phytates
oxalates
What do sodium and potassium help with? - Answers -Fluid balance
Sodium and potassium are involved in the transmission of nerve impulses. - Answers -
True
_________ is the primary extracellular nutrient, while __________ is the primary
intracellular nutrient. - Answers -sodium, potassium
Which of the following can cause deficiency of sodium or potassium? Check all that
apply. - Answers -Heavy sweating
food poisoning
the flu
bulimia
Check all that apply: How does aging affect bioavailability? - Answers -Bioavailability
can decrease
Bioavailability can stay the same
After learning about fiber in chapter 4, you start eating a very high fiber diet (50
grams/day). What could this do to the bioavailability of iron? - Answers -bioavailability of
iron can decrease
How does taking antibiotics for acne treatment over a long period of time affect the
bioavailability of calcium? - Answers -Bioavailability of calcium can decrease
Which food source has the greatest bioavailability of iron? - Answers -Ground Beef
If you top your iron-fortified breakfast cereal with strawberries, a good source of vitamin
C, how would this affect the bioavailability of iron from the cereal? - Answers -
Bioavailability of iron can increase
Bioavailability is the amount of a nutrient that is available for _____________. -
Answers -Absorption
, Match each description by typing either "A" or "B" for the correct class of mineral from
the choices below:
A. Major Minerals
B. Trace Minerals
Description
Required in amounts less than 50 mg per day
Present in the body at levels greater than 0.01% of body weight
Required in amounts greater than 100 mg per day
Function primarily in regulatory roles
Function in structural and regulatory roles
Present in the body at levels less than 0.01% of body weight
Excess sodium intake signals hormones to tell the organ, ___________, to get rid of the
excess in the __________. - Answers -kidney, urine
Trace minerals are required in less than ________ mg. - Answers -50
Iron is involved in - Answers -oxygen transport
Check all that apply: When iron stores are low, the body - Answers -excretes less iron
reuses iron from dead blood cells
increases iron absorption in the small intestine
stores extra iron in storage proteins
The _________ controls how much iron is absorbed. - Answers -small intestine
Check all that apply: Iron deficiency can result in - Answers -low levels of hemoglobin in
the blood
low iron stores
smooth tongue
Check all that apply: Iron deficiency can also result in - Answers -Anemia
Fatigue
Spooned fingernails
Which of the following individuals are at a greater risk for iron deficiency? Check all that
apply. - Answers -infants
children
females in childbearing years
