BIOD 121 Module 4- Exam Questions and Answers 100% Guaranteed Success Latest Update (2025-
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Fat soluble vitamins have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT - Answers They are inorganic
Fat soluble vitamins have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT - Answers All are synthesized by the
bodu
The lack of this vitamin can lead to rickets in children and osteoporosis in adults - Answers Vitamin D
Xeropthalmia is a result of a deficiency in _________________ - Answers Vitamin A
__________ is important in the formation of collagen - Answers Vitamin C
Like Vitamin A and E it works as a _______ scavenging free radicals. Combining iron with good sources of
this vitamin will improve its absorption - Answers antioxidant
A deficiency results in ________ which can be prevented by consuming citrus fruits. This vitamin is often
marketed as a cure for the common cold. - Answers Scurvy
What vitamin should a woman consider supplementing prior to conception and why? - Answers Folate -
to prevent neural tube defects that occur early in pregnancy
A deficiency of ______ results in beriberi which translates to I can't I can't. - Answers Thiamin
Pellagra is a deficiency of what vitamin? - Answers Niacin (B3)
Ariboflavinosis results from a ________ deficiency leading to an inflamed tongue known as glossitis and
cheilosis, cracks around the mouth - Answers Riboflavin
A deficiency of folate and vitamin ________ both result in megaloblastic anemia, formation of large
immature red blood cells. - Answers B-12
To prevent dehydration two hormones are secreted. __________ is secreted from the adrenal glands to
conserve sodium and water - Answers Aldosterone
The pituitary glands release __________ to decrease urine output - Answers Antidiuretic hormone
What are ions? - Answers ions are minerals that have an electrical charge and are called electrolytes
Are minerals considered essential or nonessential nutrients? - Answers Essential Nutrients
The degree to which they can be absorbed is called their __________ - Answers Bioavailability
Minerals needed in amounts >100 milligrams per day are called? - Answers major minerals
Minerals needed in amounts <100 milligrams per day are called? - Answers trace minerals
True or false
, Minerals are destroyed by heat, light, and air during cooking process? - Answers False
Vitamins are destroyed by heat light and air during the cooking process.
Name the foods sources that are good sources of heme iron - Answers Iron found in animal flesh. Beef,
poultry, organ meat, beef or chicken liver, oysters/clams/mussels, canned sardines
Match the mineral to their disease/deficiency
Iron - Answers anemia resulting from a low hematocrit and hemoglobin level
Match the mineral to their disease/deficiency
Selenium - Answers A particular type of heart disease
Match the mineral to their disease/deficiency
Iodine - Answers Congenital hypothyroidism in children
Goiter
Match the mineral to their disease/deficiency
Calcium - Answers Osteoporosis
True or false
The majority of the essential vitamins are not synthesized by the body and must be consumed in the
diet - Answers True
True or false
Vitamins help regulate and support a variety of processes including digestive processes, absorption and
being an energy source - Answers False
Vitamins help regulate and support a variety of processes including digestive processes, absorption and
Metabolism
OR
Vitamins are not an energy source for cells
What are considered fat soluble vitamins - Answers Vitamin A, D, E, K
Explain the process of fortification - Answers Fortification is the process of supplementing a product with
vitamins that would not normally be in the food product.
A friend recently had her annual physical, and her doctor informed her that her vitamin A levels were
too low. As a nurse she comes to you for advice on what foods to consume to increase her vitamin A
2026)
Fat soluble vitamins have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT - Answers They are inorganic
Fat soluble vitamins have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT - Answers All are synthesized by the
bodu
The lack of this vitamin can lead to rickets in children and osteoporosis in adults - Answers Vitamin D
Xeropthalmia is a result of a deficiency in _________________ - Answers Vitamin A
__________ is important in the formation of collagen - Answers Vitamin C
Like Vitamin A and E it works as a _______ scavenging free radicals. Combining iron with good sources of
this vitamin will improve its absorption - Answers antioxidant
A deficiency results in ________ which can be prevented by consuming citrus fruits. This vitamin is often
marketed as a cure for the common cold. - Answers Scurvy
What vitamin should a woman consider supplementing prior to conception and why? - Answers Folate -
to prevent neural tube defects that occur early in pregnancy
A deficiency of ______ results in beriberi which translates to I can't I can't. - Answers Thiamin
Pellagra is a deficiency of what vitamin? - Answers Niacin (B3)
Ariboflavinosis results from a ________ deficiency leading to an inflamed tongue known as glossitis and
cheilosis, cracks around the mouth - Answers Riboflavin
A deficiency of folate and vitamin ________ both result in megaloblastic anemia, formation of large
immature red blood cells. - Answers B-12
To prevent dehydration two hormones are secreted. __________ is secreted from the adrenal glands to
conserve sodium and water - Answers Aldosterone
The pituitary glands release __________ to decrease urine output - Answers Antidiuretic hormone
What are ions? - Answers ions are minerals that have an electrical charge and are called electrolytes
Are minerals considered essential or nonessential nutrients? - Answers Essential Nutrients
The degree to which they can be absorbed is called their __________ - Answers Bioavailability
Minerals needed in amounts >100 milligrams per day are called? - Answers major minerals
Minerals needed in amounts <100 milligrams per day are called? - Answers trace minerals
True or false
, Minerals are destroyed by heat, light, and air during cooking process? - Answers False
Vitamins are destroyed by heat light and air during the cooking process.
Name the foods sources that are good sources of heme iron - Answers Iron found in animal flesh. Beef,
poultry, organ meat, beef or chicken liver, oysters/clams/mussels, canned sardines
Match the mineral to their disease/deficiency
Iron - Answers anemia resulting from a low hematocrit and hemoglobin level
Match the mineral to their disease/deficiency
Selenium - Answers A particular type of heart disease
Match the mineral to their disease/deficiency
Iodine - Answers Congenital hypothyroidism in children
Goiter
Match the mineral to their disease/deficiency
Calcium - Answers Osteoporosis
True or false
The majority of the essential vitamins are not synthesized by the body and must be consumed in the
diet - Answers True
True or false
Vitamins help regulate and support a variety of processes including digestive processes, absorption and
being an energy source - Answers False
Vitamins help regulate and support a variety of processes including digestive processes, absorption and
Metabolism
OR
Vitamins are not an energy source for cells
What are considered fat soluble vitamins - Answers Vitamin A, D, E, K
Explain the process of fortification - Answers Fortification is the process of supplementing a product with
vitamins that would not normally be in the food product.
A friend recently had her annual physical, and her doctor informed her that her vitamin A levels were
too low. As a nurse she comes to you for advice on what foods to consume to increase her vitamin A
