PORTAGE NUTRITION BIOD121 EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026

PORTAGE NUTRITION BIOD121 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026
Vitamins are necessary for a variety of processes, select all that apply.
B B B B B B B B B B B




Digestion

Energy Source B




Absorption

Metabolism

Water Balance - ANSWER-
B B B digestion

Absorption

Metabolism



Provide two examples of Essential Vitamins that can be synthesized by our bodies. - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



Essential vitamins that can be synthesized include vitamin K, vitamin D, biotin and vita
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



min A and niacin
B B B




You purchase a container of Apple Juice marketed for children. The label states that this juice c
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ontains Vitamin D and E. This is an example of a product that has been ___________________
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



. Briefly explain your answer. - ANSWER-
B B Fortified-
B B B B



Bvitamins added to a product that are not normally in the food product.
B B B B B B B B B B B B




Which of the following is not a fat soluble vitamin?
B B B B B B B B B




Vitamin D B




Vitamin C B




Vitamin K B




Vitamin E - ANSWER- B B B vitamin c B

, Carotenoids and retinal are two forms of what vitamin? - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B Vitamin A B




A friend recently had her annual physical, and her doctor informed her that her Vitamin A leve
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ls were too low. As a nurse, she comes to you for advice on what foods to consume to increase
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



her vitamin A intake. Provide 4 examples of foods that are rich in preformed Vitamin A. -
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



B ANSWER- All of the following are good sources of preformed Vitamin A-
B B B B B B B B B B



B liver, fish, fish oils, fortified milk, yogurt and eggs
B B B B B B B B




Free Radicals - ANSWER-
B B B damages cell membranes and alters the cells DNA
B B B B B B B




Ergocalciferol - ANSWER- B B a synthetic form of vitamin D
B B B B B




Antioxidants - ANSWER- B B stops potential damage to cells
B B B B




Coagulation - ANSWER- B B process of blood clotting B B B




True or False. If false, explain why it is false.
B B B B B B B B B




The water soluble vitamins have a high likelihood of being toxic if consumed in high amounts. -
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ANSWER-
B



False: The water soluble vitamins have a low likelihood of being toxic if consumed in hig
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



h amounts.
B




OR

The fat soluble vitamins have a high likelihood of being toxic if consumed in high amounts.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B




Define the term bioavailability. - ANSWER-
B B B B B



The amount of a substance (like a vitamin) that is absorbed and available to the body.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B




Glossitis - ANSWER- B B inflammation of the tongue B B B