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Portage Nutrition BIOD121 Exam 4
Questions and Answers
Vitamins are necessary for a variety of processes, select all that
apply.
Digestion
Energy Source
Absorption
Metabolism
Water Balance
Ans: digestion
Absorption
Metabolism
Provide two examples of Essential Vitamins that can be
synthesized by our bodies.
Ans: Essential vitamins that can be synthesized include vitamin K,
vitamin D, biotin and vitamin A and niacin
You purchase a container of Apple Juice marketed for children.
The label states that this juice contains Vitamin D and E. This is an
example of a product that has been ___________________. Briefly
explain your answer.
Ans: Fortified- vitamins added to a product that are not normally in the
food product.
Which of the following is not a fat soluble vitamin?
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Vitamin K
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Vitamin E
Ans: vitamin c
Carotenoids and retinal are two forms of what vitamin?
Ans: Vitamin A
A friend recently had her annual physical, and her doctor
informed her that her Vitamin A levels were too low. As a nurse,
she comes to you for advice on what foods to consume to increase
her vitamin A intake. Provide 4 examples of foods that are rich in
preformed Vitamin A.
Ans: All of the following are good sources of preformed Vitamin A- liver,
fish, fish oils, fortified milk, yogurt and eggs
Free Radicals
Ans: damages cell membranes and alters the cells DNA
Ergocalciferol
Ans: a synthetic form of vitamin D
Antioxidants
Ans: stops potential damage to cells
Coagulation
Ans: process of blood clotting
True or False. If false, explain why it is false.
The water soluble vitamins have a high likelihood of being toxic if
consumed in high amounts.
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Portage Nutrition BIOD121 Exam 4
Questions and Answers
Vitamins are necessary for a variety of processes, select all that
apply.
Digestion
Energy Source
Absorption
Metabolism
Water Balance
Ans: digestion
Absorption
Metabolism
Provide two examples of Essential Vitamins that can be
synthesized by our bodies.
Ans: Essential vitamins that can be synthesized include vitamin K,
vitamin D, biotin and vitamin A and niacin
You purchase a container of Apple Juice marketed for children.
The label states that this juice contains Vitamin D and E. This is an
example of a product that has been ___________________. Briefly
explain your answer.
Ans: Fortified- vitamins added to a product that are not normally in the
food product.
Which of the following is not a fat soluble vitamin?
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Vitamin K
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Vitamin E
Ans: vitamin c
Carotenoids and retinal are two forms of what vitamin?
Ans: Vitamin A
A friend recently had her annual physical, and her doctor
informed her that her Vitamin A levels were too low. As a nurse,
she comes to you for advice on what foods to consume to increase
her vitamin A intake. Provide 4 examples of foods that are rich in
preformed Vitamin A.
Ans: All of the following are good sources of preformed Vitamin A- liver,
fish, fish oils, fortified milk, yogurt and eggs
Free Radicals
Ans: damages cell membranes and alters the cells DNA
Ergocalciferol
Ans: a synthetic form of vitamin D
Antioxidants
Ans: stops potential damage to cells
Coagulation
Ans: process of blood clotting
True or False. If false, explain why it is false.
The water soluble vitamins have a high likelihood of being toxic if
consumed in high amounts.
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