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Basic Nutrition Pre-test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An insoluble fiber

a)

mucilages

b)

cellulose

c)

gums

d)

pectin

2.

Wilson’s Disease is characterized by toxic deposits of __________due to deficiency of ceruloplasmin caused by a genetic absence of a liver enzyme

a)

iodine

b)

calcium

c)

copper

d)

selenium

3.

     Soybean and most vegetables are low in which amino acid?

a)

methionine

b)

phenylalanine

c)

lysine

d)

tryptophan

4.

The following has high cholesterol content except for:

a)

salami

b)

egg

c)

coconut oil

d)

whole milk

5.

Digested white sugar is broken into __________  and __________.   

a)

fructose and sucrose

b)

glucose and sucrose

c)

glucose and fructose

d)

glucose and glucose

6.

    Which of the following groups accounts for the differences among amino acids?  

a)

side-chain

b)

acid group

c)

keto group

d)

amine group

7.

A polysaccharide

a)

starch

b)

glycogen

c)

mucilages

d)

all of the above

8.

Not an essential amino acid

a)

tyrosine

b)

lysine

c)

valine

d)

threonine

9.

fibers that have been extracted from plants or manufactured and then added to foods or used in supplements

a)

soluble fiber

b)

total fiber

c)

functional fiber

d)

dietary fiber

10.

Fructose and galactose are converted to glucose in the:

a)

small intestine

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

stomach

11.

a plasma protein that keeps water in the blood stream

a)

globulin

b)

fibrinogen

c)

albumin

d)

collagen

12.

Deamination of amino acid produces:

a)

ammonia

b)

urea

c)

creatinine

d)

uric acid

13.

Protein deficiency characterized by edema, some muscle wasting, enlarged liver, and skin lesions

a)

marasmus

b)

kwashiorkor

c)

undernutrition

d)

PEM

14.

A diet of 1800 kcal with 20% protein will provide how many grams of nitrogen?

a)

18

b)

12.8

c)

14.6

d)

16.2

15.

The most dominant lipid in the body and in foods

a)

cholesterol

b)

sterols

c)

phospholipids

d)

triglycerides

16.

Cholesterol is needed for the synthesis of:

a)

Bile

b)

Steroid hormones

c)

Vitamin D

d)

all of the above

17.

lipoprotein that carries mostly triglycerides from diet

a)

VLDL

b)

Chylomicrons

c)

LDL

d)

HDL

18.

Major cation in the intracellular fluid

a)

K

b)

Na

c)

P

d)

Cl

19.

Principal anion in the extracellular fluids

a)

P

b)

K

c)

Cl

d)

Na

20.

an example of a provitamin

a)

carotene

b)

tryptophan

c)

7-dehydrocholesterol

d)

all of the above

21.

Aids in the activity of one of the body’s natural antioxidant enzymes—glutathione peroxidase

a)

Vitamin E

b)

Vitamin A

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Selenium

22.

The most abundant mineral in the body

a)

Potassium

b)

Calcium

c)

Iron

d)

Sodium

23.

calciferol is

a)

Vitamin E

b)

Vitamin A

c)

Vitamin D

d)

Vitamin K

24.

Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome is related to _________ deficiency

a)

Vitamin B1

b)

Vitamin B2

c)

Vitamin B6

d)

Vitamin B12

25.

A sulfur-containing vitamin

a)

pyridoxine

b)

cobalamin

c)

biotin

d)

all of the above

26.

the storage form of iron in the body, stored in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.

a)

transferrin

b)

hemosiderin

c)

hemoglobin

d)

ferritin

27.

1000mg Potassium in meq

a)

35.56

b)

25.64

c)

20.2

d)

39.4

28.

sodium content of 2 tsp salt

a)

2000mg

b)

3000mg

c)

4000mg

d)

1000mg

29.

25meq Calcium is equal to:

a)

500mg

b)

340mg

c)

400mg

d)

250mg

30.

Cheilosis is caused by deficiency of:

a)

Thiamine

b)

Niacin

c)

Riboflavin

d)

Pyridoxine