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Food & Nutrition

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statement are TRUE about Vitamin D?

a)

Help regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body

b)

Can be produced from direct sunlight on the skin when outdoors.

c)

Aids in the absorption of calcium

d)

All of the above

2.

Adults aged between 19 to 65 years old need ______mg of vitamin C a day.

a)

70 mg

b)

100 mg

c)

200 mg

d)

300 mg

3.

Guava has the highest vitamin C content.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Vitamin ____ helps in the absorption of iron from the diet.

a)

Vitamin B

b)

Vitamin E

c)

Vitamin A

d)

Vitamin C

5.

Vitamin _____ plays a crucial role in the normal functioning of the visual system.

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Vitamin A

c)

Vitamin B

d)

Vitamin B3

6.

According to USDA 2016, _________________ is rich in fatty fish (salmon, tuna, sardine, herring, mackerel), cod liver oil and egg yolk .

a)

Vitamin E

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin A

d)

Vitamin B

7.

Vitamin E consists of two classes of molecules known as tocopherols and tocotrienols.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grain cereals (especially bran and germ) have relatively high zinc content.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

This mineral plays an important role in skeletal mineralization.


The above statement refers to?

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Zinc

c)

Iron

d)

Calcium

10.

Calcium is excreted in urine, feces, and body tissues and fluids, such as sweat.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Non-haem iron is found in?

a)

Spinach

b)

Fish

c)

Meat

d)

Poultry

12.

_____________ is metabolized in the human body through a series of stages with the thyroid gland playing a central role.

a)

Iron

b)

Iodine

c)

Calcium

d)

Zinc

13.

Populations living near the sea and consuming seaweeds and reef fish, such as the Japanese, have a high intake of iodine.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Tocotrienols can be found abundantly in palm oil.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

_________ is a part of hemoglobin, a protein needed to transport oxygen in the blood.

a)

Iron

b)

Iodine

c)

Zinc

d)

Ascorbic acid