CNS EXAM: CERTIFIED NUTRITION SPECIALIST
Biotin deficiency was once called _______________.
a. egg white injury
b. scurvy
c. pernicious anemia
d. microcytic hypochromic anemia - Answers :Answer: a. egg white injury
Folate is needed for which of the following types of reactions in the body?
a. carboxylation reactions
b. decarboxylation reactions
c. reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions
d. single-carbon transfer reactions - Answers :Answer: d. single-carbon transfer
reactions
Which of these vitamins contains cobalt?
a. folate
b. vitamin B12
c. vitamin B6
d. vitamin C - Answers :Answer: b. vitamin B12
Which of these vitamin-related conditions is caused by an autoimmune disease?
a. scurvy
b. pellagra
c. ariboflavinosis
d. pernicious anemia - Answers :Answer: d. pernicious anemia
An autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system attacks the actual intrinsic
factor protein or the cells in the lining of your stomach that make it.
When the stomach does not make enough intrinsic factor, the intestine cannot properly
absorb vitamin B12.
The main function of vitamin C in the body is
a. acting as a coenzyme for energy metabolism reactions
b. involvement as an antioxidant
c. regulation of lipid synthesis
d. inhibition of cell growth - Answers :Answer: b. involvement as an antioxidant
, Which of the following organs can be damaged in response to choline deficiency?
a. liver
b. kidneys
c. pancreas
d. heart - Answers :Answer: a. liver
Carnitine transports _______________ across biological membranes.
a. monosaccharides
b. amino acids
c. cholesterol
d. fatty acids - Answers :Answer: d. fatty acids
Which of the following situations might warrant dietary supplementation?
a. vegetarianism
b. lactose intolerance
c. limited time for food preparation
d. all of the above - Answers :Answer: d. all of the above: vegetarianism, lactose
intolerance, and limited time for food prep
Fat-soluble vitamins are generally absorbed in the __________ and circulated in the
______________________.
a. stomach; lymph
b. small intestine; lymph
c. large intestine; blood
d. small intestine; blood - Answers :Answer: b. small intestine; lymph
Fat-soluble vitamins are generally absorbed in the SMALL INTESTINE and circulated in
the LYMPH.
The most biologically active form of vitamin A is _____________.
a. retinol
b. retinoic acid
c. retinal
d. lycopene - Answers :Answer: a. retinol
Vitamin A refers to a group of compounds called retinoids. Retinol, retinoic acid, and
retinal are all forms of vitamin A.
Pre-formed vitamin A is typically found in what kinds of foods?
a. carrots
Biotin deficiency was once called _______________.
a. egg white injury
b. scurvy
c. pernicious anemia
d. microcytic hypochromic anemia - Answers :Answer: a. egg white injury
Folate is needed for which of the following types of reactions in the body?
a. carboxylation reactions
b. decarboxylation reactions
c. reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions
d. single-carbon transfer reactions - Answers :Answer: d. single-carbon transfer
reactions
Which of these vitamins contains cobalt?
a. folate
b. vitamin B12
c. vitamin B6
d. vitamin C - Answers :Answer: b. vitamin B12
Which of these vitamin-related conditions is caused by an autoimmune disease?
a. scurvy
b. pellagra
c. ariboflavinosis
d. pernicious anemia - Answers :Answer: d. pernicious anemia
An autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system attacks the actual intrinsic
factor protein or the cells in the lining of your stomach that make it.
When the stomach does not make enough intrinsic factor, the intestine cannot properly
absorb vitamin B12.
The main function of vitamin C in the body is
a. acting as a coenzyme for energy metabolism reactions
b. involvement as an antioxidant
c. regulation of lipid synthesis
d. inhibition of cell growth - Answers :Answer: b. involvement as an antioxidant
, Which of the following organs can be damaged in response to choline deficiency?
a. liver
b. kidneys
c. pancreas
d. heart - Answers :Answer: a. liver
Carnitine transports _______________ across biological membranes.
a. monosaccharides
b. amino acids
c. cholesterol
d. fatty acids - Answers :Answer: d. fatty acids
Which of the following situations might warrant dietary supplementation?
a. vegetarianism
b. lactose intolerance
c. limited time for food preparation
d. all of the above - Answers :Answer: d. all of the above: vegetarianism, lactose
intolerance, and limited time for food prep
Fat-soluble vitamins are generally absorbed in the __________ and circulated in the
______________________.
a. stomach; lymph
b. small intestine; lymph
c. large intestine; blood
d. small intestine; blood - Answers :Answer: b. small intestine; lymph
Fat-soluble vitamins are generally absorbed in the SMALL INTESTINE and circulated in
the LYMPH.
The most biologically active form of vitamin A is _____________.
a. retinol
b. retinoic acid
c. retinal
d. lycopene - Answers :Answer: a. retinol
Vitamin A refers to a group of compounds called retinoids. Retinol, retinoic acid, and
retinal are all forms of vitamin A.
Pre-formed vitamin A is typically found in what kinds of foods?
a. carrots
