BIOD 121: Module 4 Problem Set
Nutrition - Portage Learning
Question 1
pts
What six ions are listed as being responsible for your body's water balance?
sodium, potassium, chloride, phosphate, magnesium and calcium
Be familiar with each mineral, what roles it plays in the body, food sources of each,
and the result of deficiency.
Question 2
pts
When water moves from inside the cell to outside the cell it does so by which process?
osmosis
Question 3
pts
It is important for women who may be pregnant or who are planning on becoming pregnant
to discuss their folate intake with their doctor. Why or why not?
Your Answer:
BIOD 121 Module 4 Problem Set Nutrition - Portage Learning
, Yes, it is important for women who may be pregnant or who are planning on becoming
pregnant to discuss their folate intake with their doctor because if a pregnant woman has a
deficiency of folate, this may result in neural tube defects.
In pregnant women a deficiency of folate can result in neural tube defects.
Question 4
pts
What can be done to help the body absorb more iron?
Combining nonheme iron with heme iron or vitamin C with nonheme iron can aid in
absorption.
Be familiar with the roles of the hormones and ions that regulate fluid in the body
and how each functions.
Question 5
pts
Which vitamin(s) are produced by gut (intestinal) bacteria? Choose all that apply.
Both Biotin and Vitamin K are produced by gut (intestinal) bacteria.
Question 6
pts
Choose one B vitamin. Describe in your own words the symptoms of the deficiency of that
vitamin and which foods you'd recommend adding to a diet to prevent those symptoms.
Your Answer:
BIOD 121 Module 4 Problem Set Nutrition - Portage Learning
Nutrition - Portage Learning
Question 1
pts
What six ions are listed as being responsible for your body's water balance?
sodium, potassium, chloride, phosphate, magnesium and calcium
Be familiar with each mineral, what roles it plays in the body, food sources of each,
and the result of deficiency.
Question 2
pts
When water moves from inside the cell to outside the cell it does so by which process?
osmosis
Question 3
pts
It is important for women who may be pregnant or who are planning on becoming pregnant
to discuss their folate intake with their doctor. Why or why not?
Your Answer:
BIOD 121 Module 4 Problem Set Nutrition - Portage Learning
, Yes, it is important for women who may be pregnant or who are planning on becoming
pregnant to discuss their folate intake with their doctor because if a pregnant woman has a
deficiency of folate, this may result in neural tube defects.
In pregnant women a deficiency of folate can result in neural tube defects.
Question 4
pts
What can be done to help the body absorb more iron?
Combining nonheme iron with heme iron or vitamin C with nonheme iron can aid in
absorption.
Be familiar with the roles of the hormones and ions that regulate fluid in the body
and how each functions.
Question 5
pts
Which vitamin(s) are produced by gut (intestinal) bacteria? Choose all that apply.
Both Biotin and Vitamin K are produced by gut (intestinal) bacteria.
Question 6
pts
Choose one B vitamin. Describe in your own words the symptoms of the deficiency of that
vitamin and which foods you'd recommend adding to a diet to prevent those symptoms.
Your Answer:
BIOD 121 Module 4 Problem Set Nutrition - Portage Learning
