ANS 319 EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ True/False Rickets is common in adult animals and characterized by
softening of bones. Answer: False (common in young animals)
◉ True/False Plants do not contain vitamin A but provide beta-carotene
that could be converted to vitamin A in the body. Answer: True
◉ True/False Non-heme iron is more easily absorbed than heme-iron.
Answer: False (other way around)
◉ True/False Cattle fed outdoors require less vitamin D in the diet than
cattle fed indoors. Answer: True
◉ True/False Water soluble vitamins have a greater potential for
toxicities thanfat soluble vitamins. Answer: False (Should be the other
way (Fat-soluble vitamins are accumulated in the body and cause
toxicities)
◉ True/False Phosphorus in grains and seeds are available more to
ruminant animals than monogastric animals. Answer: True
, ◉ True/False The intracellular fluid volume is larger than the
extracellular fluid volume in the body. Answer: True
◉ True/False Pigs are able to produce vitamin C from glucose in the
body. Answer: True
◉ True/False Fat content in the body is negatively (inversely) related to
water content in the body. Answer: True
◉ What is a symptom of calcium or vitamin D deficiency?. Answer:
Rickets/Osteomalacia/Osteoporosis
◉ Of skin, liver, and kidney, where is the active form of Vitamin D3
produced?. Answer: Kidney
◉ Two ways, through which vitamins and minerals enhance utilization
of other nutrients in the body. Answer: 1. Enhancing absorption
2. Enhancing metabolism by activating enzymes
◉ The hormone enhancing water reabsorption from kidney in response
to dehydration. Answer: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
◉ Grazing animals develop "grass tetany" due to low concentrations of
this mineral in the blood. Answer: Magnesium
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ True/False Rickets is common in adult animals and characterized by
softening of bones. Answer: False (common in young animals)
◉ True/False Plants do not contain vitamin A but provide beta-carotene
that could be converted to vitamin A in the body. Answer: True
◉ True/False Non-heme iron is more easily absorbed than heme-iron.
Answer: False (other way around)
◉ True/False Cattle fed outdoors require less vitamin D in the diet than
cattle fed indoors. Answer: True
◉ True/False Water soluble vitamins have a greater potential for
toxicities thanfat soluble vitamins. Answer: False (Should be the other
way (Fat-soluble vitamins are accumulated in the body and cause
toxicities)
◉ True/False Phosphorus in grains and seeds are available more to
ruminant animals than monogastric animals. Answer: True
, ◉ True/False The intracellular fluid volume is larger than the
extracellular fluid volume in the body. Answer: True
◉ True/False Pigs are able to produce vitamin C from glucose in the
body. Answer: True
◉ True/False Fat content in the body is negatively (inversely) related to
water content in the body. Answer: True
◉ What is a symptom of calcium or vitamin D deficiency?. Answer:
Rickets/Osteomalacia/Osteoporosis
◉ Of skin, liver, and kidney, where is the active form of Vitamin D3
produced?. Answer: Kidney
◉ Two ways, through which vitamins and minerals enhance utilization
of other nutrients in the body. Answer: 1. Enhancing absorption
2. Enhancing metabolism by activating enzymes
◉ The hormone enhancing water reabsorption from kidney in response
to dehydration. Answer: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
◉ Grazing animals develop "grass tetany" due to low concentrations of
this mineral in the blood. Answer: Magnesium
