Set 2 - Vitamins and Minerals - 33 MCQs

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34. Vitamin D is metabolized and activated in:

  • (a) The liver.
  • (b) The kidneys.
  • (c) The skin.
  • (d) All of the above.

35. Blood calcium can come from:

  • (a) The bones.
  • (b) The intestines.
  • (c) The kidneys.
  • (d) All of the above.

36. The deficiency disease for vitamin D is:

  • (a) Pellagra.
  • (b) Rickets.
  • (c) Scurvy.
  • (d) Night blindness.

37. The tolerable upper intake level (UL) for vitamin D is:

  • (a) 200 IU.
  • (b) 400 IU.
  • (c) 1000 IU.
  • (d) 2000 IU.

38. Older people need:

  • (a) More vitamin D.
  • (b) Less vitamin D.
  • (c) The same amount of vitamin D.
  • (d) No vitamin D.

39. Vitamin D helps regulate:

  • (a) Iron.
  • (b) Calcium.
  • (c) Potassium.
  • (d) Magnesium.

40. The gland (glands) that works (work) with vitamin D to regulate blood calcium is (are):

  • (a) Thyroid gland.
  • (b) Parathyroid glands.
  • (c) Adrenal glands.
  • (d) Thymus gland.

41. Which is NOT a form of vitamin E?

  • (a) Alpha-tocopherol.
  • (b) Alpha-tocotrienol.
  • (c) Omega-tocopherol.
  • (d) Gamma-tocopherol.

42. Vitamin E neutralizes free radicals in:

  • (a) Bones.
  • (b) Membranes.
  • (c) Hair.
  • (d) Gallbladder.

43. Vitamin E can be reactivated by:

  • (a) Vitamin C.
  • (b) Vitamin A.
  • (c) B vitamins.
  • (d) Vitamin D.

44. Vitamin E helps circulation by:

  • (a) Protecting LDL from oxidation.
  • (b) Increasing capillary flexibility.
  • (c) Decreasing blood coagulation.
  • (d) All of the above.

45. Vitamin E supplements, to be effective, should be:

  • (a) Taken between meals.
  • (b) Taken with meals.
  • (c) Taken one half-hour before meals.
  • (d) Taken before bedtime.

46. Good food sources of vitamin E are:

  • (a) Cold-pressed oils.
  • (b) Fruit.
  • (c) Enriched flour products.
  • (d) French fries.

47. Natural vitamin E is:

  • (a) SRR-alpha-tocopherol.
  • (b) All-rac-alpha-tocopherol.
  • (c) RRR-alpha-tocopherol.
  • (d) Dl-alpha-tocopherol.

48. Vitamin E supplementation at over 66 times the RDA:

  • (a) Can cause yellowed skin.
  • (b) Can cause diabetes.
  • (c) Can cause rickets.
  • (d) Can cause excessive bleeding.

49. Tocotrienols:

  • (a) Are a form of vitamin E.
  • (b) Are potent antioxidants.
  • (c) Are absorbed through skin.
  • (d) All of the above.

50. Vitamin E is:

  • (a) Fat-soluble.
  • (b) Water-soluble.
  • (c) Mineral-soluble.
  • (d) Not soluble.

51. The main function of vitamin K is:

  • (a) Blood thinning.
  • (b) Blood coagulation.
  • (c) Antioxidant.
  • (d) Energy metabolism.

52. The form of vitamin K found in green vegetables is:

  • (a) Menaquinone.
  • (b) Menadione.
  • (c) Menatetrenone.
  • (d) Phylloquinone.

53. The form of vitamin K produced by bacteria in the large intestine is:

  • (a) Menaquinone.
  • (b) Menadione.
  • (c) Menatetrenone.
  • (d) Phylloquinone.

54. Certain proteins are able to bind calcium after vitamin K has altered the:

  • (a) Lysine.
  • (b) Arginine.
  • (c) Glycine.
  • (d) Glutamic acid.

55. Without enough vitamin K, the body cannot produce enough:

  • (a) Fibrin.
  • (b) Thrombin.
  • (c) Prothrombin.
  • (d) Fibrinogen

56. Deficiency of vitamin K is rare in adults because:

  • (a) Bacteria make vitamin K in the large intestine.
  • (b) Vitamin K is common in food.
  • (c) Vitamin K is reused in a conservation cycle.
  • (d) All of the above.

57. Newborn infants may need:

  • (a) Extra green vegetables and oils.
  • (b) An injection of vitamin K or oral vitamin K.
  • (c) No extra vitamin K.
  • (d) An injection of vitamin D.

58. The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)) of vitamin K for an adult woman is:

  • (a) 90 micrograms.
  • (b) 90 milligrams.
  • (c) 120 micrograms.
  • (d) 120 milligrams.

59. Vitamin K is abundant in:

  • (a) Red meat.
  • (b) Dairy products.
  • (c) Leafy green vegetables.
  • (d) Fish.

60. Large doses of vitamin K are:

  • (a) Very toxic.
  • (b) Toxic.
  • (c) Slightly toxic.
  • (d) Not toxic.

61. Which statement is NOT true?

  • (a) 60 percent of the body weight of adults is comprised of water.
  • (b) Fat contains about 90 percent water.
  • (c) Lean tissue contains three-quarters water.
  • (d) Fat contains about one-quarter water.

62. The body loses the least amount of water through:

  • (a) The lungs.
  • (b) Skin diffusion.
  • (c) The feces.
  • (d) The kidneys.

63. Which statement is NOT true?

  • (a) The minimum amount of water needed daily by kidneys is one halfquart.
  • (b) The minimum amount of water to meet needs is two and one half quarts.
  • (c) The amount of water most people need each day is one half-gallon to one gallon.
  • (d) The amount of water needed each day can be met by one half-gallon of tea.

64. An electrolyte solution can be formed when:

  • (a) A mineral salt is dissolved in water.
  • (b) Fats are added to water.
  • (c) Calcium is added to bones.
  • (d) Mineral salts are removed from water.

65. Which one is NOT known to be an electrolyte solution:

  • (a) Blood plasma.
  • (b) Interstitial fluid.
  • (c) Extragalactic fluid.
  • (d) Intracellular fluid.

66. When table salt is dissolved in water, the sodium is attracted to:

  • (a) The hydrogen side of the water molecule.
  • (b) The oxygen side of the water molecule.
  • (c) The chloride ions.
  • (d) None of the above.