NUT 10V FINAL TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following correctly describes the path of minerals through the food chain?
a. Rocks and water → soil → plants → animals
b. Animals → plants → rocks and water→ soil
c. Soil → rocks and water → plants → animals
d. Water → soil → plants → animals - Answers -a. Rocks and water → soil → plants →
animals
Trace minerals, such as iron and zinc, are necessary in small amounts, approximately
_____ milligrams daily. - Answers -50 mg
Which of the following statements describe(s) the role of minerals in the body? Check
all that apply.
a. They make possible the transfer of nerve impulses.
b. They are important for growth.
c. They are constituents of important body compounds.
d. They help maintain water balance.
e. They provide 4 calories per gram. - Answers -a. They make possible the transfer of
nerve impulses.
b. They are important for growth.
c. They are constituents of important body compounds.
d. They help maintain water balance.
Which of the following statements about iron is true? Check all that apply.
a. Iron absorption decreases in a deficiency state.
b. Iron is absorbed more effectively from animal flesh.
c. Vitamin C, ascorbic acid, taken at the same time as iron, will increase iron absorption.
d. The RDA for iron is lower for women than for men. - Answers -b. Iron is absorbed
more effectively from animal flesh.
c. Vitamin C, ascorbic acid, taken at the same time as iron, will increase iron absorption.
Osteoporosis is characterized by _______ bones with ______ mineral content. -
Answers -Weak; low
Check all that apply: How does growth affect bioavailability? - Answers -Bioavailability
can increase.
Rank the iron requirement for the following people from lowest to highest: - Answers -
Male, female, pregnant female
Check all that apply: Minerals are
a. Inorganic compounds
b. Nonessential nutrients
c. Organic compounds
d. Essential nutrients - Answers -a. Inorganic compounds
, d. Essential nutrients
Match each nutrient or food to the correct process during which alcohol alters its
nutrient status by selecting the process from the drop down menu options.
1. Zinc, potassium, calcium, magnesium, folic acid
2. Vitamins A and D
3. Apples and broccoli
4. Thiamin, folate, iron, vitamin B12 - Answers -1. Excretion
2. Metabolism
3. Ingestion
4. Absorption
What happens when the body loses water due to sweating? Check all that apply.
a. Blood flow to the muscles and skin surface increases
b. Sweat rate is increased
c. Cardiac output increases
d. Blood flow to the muscles and skin surface decreases
e. Cardiac output decreases
f. Sweat rate is reduced - Answers -d. Blood flow to the muscles and skin surface
decreases
e. Cardiac output decreases
f. Sweat rate is reduced
Which of the following increases risk for osteoporosis? Check all that apply.
a. Being female
b. High fat diet
c. Being male
d. Smoking
e. Strength exercises
f. Low estrogen
g. Increasing age
h. High sugar diet
i. Long-term low calcium intake
j. Heavy alcohol consumption
k. Inactivity - Answers -a. Being female
d. Smoking
f. Low estrogen
g. Increasing age
i. Long-term low calcium intake
j. Heavy alcohol consumption
k. Inactivity
Check all that apply: All enriched grain products are fortified with
a. Folate
Which of the following correctly describes the path of minerals through the food chain?
a. Rocks and water → soil → plants → animals
b. Animals → plants → rocks and water→ soil
c. Soil → rocks and water → plants → animals
d. Water → soil → plants → animals - Answers -a. Rocks and water → soil → plants →
animals
Trace minerals, such as iron and zinc, are necessary in small amounts, approximately
_____ milligrams daily. - Answers -50 mg
Which of the following statements describe(s) the role of minerals in the body? Check
all that apply.
a. They make possible the transfer of nerve impulses.
b. They are important for growth.
c. They are constituents of important body compounds.
d. They help maintain water balance.
e. They provide 4 calories per gram. - Answers -a. They make possible the transfer of
nerve impulses.
b. They are important for growth.
c. They are constituents of important body compounds.
d. They help maintain water balance.
Which of the following statements about iron is true? Check all that apply.
a. Iron absorption decreases in a deficiency state.
b. Iron is absorbed more effectively from animal flesh.
c. Vitamin C, ascorbic acid, taken at the same time as iron, will increase iron absorption.
d. The RDA for iron is lower for women than for men. - Answers -b. Iron is absorbed
more effectively from animal flesh.
c. Vitamin C, ascorbic acid, taken at the same time as iron, will increase iron absorption.
Osteoporosis is characterized by _______ bones with ______ mineral content. -
Answers -Weak; low
Check all that apply: How does growth affect bioavailability? - Answers -Bioavailability
can increase.
Rank the iron requirement for the following people from lowest to highest: - Answers -
Male, female, pregnant female
Check all that apply: Minerals are
a. Inorganic compounds
b. Nonessential nutrients
c. Organic compounds
d. Essential nutrients - Answers -a. Inorganic compounds
, d. Essential nutrients
Match each nutrient or food to the correct process during which alcohol alters its
nutrient status by selecting the process from the drop down menu options.
1. Zinc, potassium, calcium, magnesium, folic acid
2. Vitamins A and D
3. Apples and broccoli
4. Thiamin, folate, iron, vitamin B12 - Answers -1. Excretion
2. Metabolism
3. Ingestion
4. Absorption
What happens when the body loses water due to sweating? Check all that apply.
a. Blood flow to the muscles and skin surface increases
b. Sweat rate is increased
c. Cardiac output increases
d. Blood flow to the muscles and skin surface decreases
e. Cardiac output decreases
f. Sweat rate is reduced - Answers -d. Blood flow to the muscles and skin surface
decreases
e. Cardiac output decreases
f. Sweat rate is reduced
Which of the following increases risk for osteoporosis? Check all that apply.
a. Being female
b. High fat diet
c. Being male
d. Smoking
e. Strength exercises
f. Low estrogen
g. Increasing age
h. High sugar diet
i. Long-term low calcium intake
j. Heavy alcohol consumption
k. Inactivity - Answers -a. Being female
d. Smoking
f. Low estrogen
g. Increasing age
i. Long-term low calcium intake
j. Heavy alcohol consumption
k. Inactivity
Check all that apply: All enriched grain products are fortified with
a. Folate
