This document provides over 100 multiple-choice and true/false questions with accurate answers for Chapter 7 of NSC101: Nutrition Science, tailored for the 2025/2026 academic year. The material covers the essential roles, absorption mechanisms, food sources, and clinical implications of both fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins.
It includes detailed coverage of:
Fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K): functions, absorption, toxicity risks, hormonal roles, food sources, and deficiency effects (e.g. night blindness, bone weakening, hemorrhaging)
Water-soluble vitamins (B-complex, Vitamin C): roles in energy metabolism, nerve function, immunity, cell replication, anemia prevention, and coenzyme activity
Key vitamins such as B12, Folate, Niacin, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Deficiency disorders including beriberi, pellagra, scurvy, neural tube defects, and xerophthalmia
Supplementation guidance, fortified foods, and nutrient stability during food preparation
Nutrient requirements across life stages (e.g. pregnancy, infancy, smoking population)
Daily Reference Intakes (DRIs) for men and women
This exam prep guide is ideal for students studying:
Nutrition Science, Dietetics, or Public Health
First-year Biology, Health Sciences, or Medical Preparation programs
Learners preparing for NSC101 final exams or reviewing for clinical nutrition, vitamin deficiency identification, or food-based dietary planning
All content is presented in a quiz-style format, designed for efficient review and retention.
Keywords:
vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, water-soluble vitamins, B12, folate, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, scurvy, beriberi, pellagra, neural tube defects, fat-soluble vitamins, antioxidant, blood clotting, coenzymes, vitamin C, ascorbic acid, nutrient absorption, USP supplement
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NSC101: Chapter 7 2025/2026 Exam
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Deficiency in the water soluble vitamins __________ and ___________
contribute to anemia and a deficiency in ____________ causes pellagra - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔B12, Folate, and Niacin
All of these statements are true EXCEPT which one? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Vitamins are essential, caloric nutrients that are needed in tiny amount
T/F: Active forms of vitamin A that are readily absorbed in the body are only
found in foods derived from animals. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
, Which statement is true of vitamin C? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vitamin C acts as
an antioxidant
T/F: B12 supplements mask a folate deficiency - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False;
Folate supplements mask a B12 deficiency.
Compounds that when consumed are converted into active vitamins are
______________________, also called provitamins - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔precursors
What are the fat soluble vitamins? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A, D, E, K
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the fat-soluble vitamins? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Toxicities are unlikely, even when taking supplements.
Vitamin A and Vitamin ____ are fat-soluble vitamins that act like hormones
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
The nutrient needed for the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins is - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔fat
The plant derived precursor to vitamin A is ____-__________ - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Beta-Carotene