Electrolytes and Minerals Quiz

Excessive loss of electrolytes happens when a person has fluid loss through: ____________________, diarrhea, sweating and dehydration.

• Vomiting

• Eating

• Sleeping

• Exercising

These electrolytes help regulate ____________________ pressure.

• Blood

• Air

• Water

• Muscle

__________________________ is linked to high salt intake.

• Hypertension

• Diabetes

• Asthma

• Arthritis

Trace minerals are needed in amounts less than __________ mg a day.

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 400

What is dehydration?

• Loss of water from the body

• Excessive water intake

• Balanced water levels

• Increased water retention

Phytochemical is a chemical ____________________ that occurs ____________________ in ________________.

• Compound, naturally, plants

• Element, artificially, animals

• Compound, artificially, plants

• Element, naturally, animals

Phytochemicals in plants help ____________________ from insects, viruses, fungi, and the sun.

• Protect

• Attract

• Absorb

• Repel

Currently they are not ____________________ for us, but one day with more ____________________ they may become ____________________.

• Essential, research, beneficial

• Harmful, research, essential

• Beneficial, research, harmful

• Essential, research, harmful

Carotenoids is a ____________________, orange or ________________ color.

• Pigment, yellow

• Vitamin, red

• Mineral, green

• Protein, blue

6. Vitamin C is also known as __________________ ______________.

• orange acid

• scurvy

• ascorbic acid

• folate acid