WorksheetsBasic Nutrition Pre-test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 6mins
An insoluble fiber
mucilages
cellulose
gums
pectin
Wilson’s Disease is characterized by toxic deposits of __________due to deficiency of ceruloplasmin caused by a genetic absence of a liver enzyme
iodine
calcium
copper
selenium
Soybean and most vegetables are low in which amino acid?
methionine
phenylalanine
lysine
tryptophan
The following has high cholesterol content except for:
salami
egg
coconut oil
whole milk
Digested white sugar is broken into __________ and __________.
fructose and sucrose
glucose and sucrose
glucose and fructose
glucose and glucose
Which of the following groups accounts for the differences among amino acids?
side-chain
acid group
keto group
amine group
A polysaccharide
starch
glycogen
mucilages
all of the above
Not an essential amino acid
tyrosine
lysine
valine
threonine
fibers that have been extracted from plants or manufactured and then added to foods or used in supplements
soluble fiber
total fiber
functional fiber
dietary fiber
Fructose and galactose are converted to glucose in the:
small intestine
liver
pancreas
stomach
a plasma protein that keeps water in the blood stream
globulin
fibrinogen
albumin
collagen
Deamination of amino acid produces:
ammonia
urea
creatinine
uric acid
Protein deficiency characterized by edema, some muscle wasting, enlarged liver, and skin lesions
marasmus
kwashiorkor
undernutrition
PEM
A diet of 1800 kcal with 20% protein will provide how many grams of nitrogen?
18
12.8
14.6
16.2
The most dominant lipid in the body and in foods
cholesterol
sterols
phospholipids
triglycerides
Cholesterol is needed for the synthesis of:
Bile
Steroid hormones
Vitamin D
all of the above
lipoprotein that carries mostly triglycerides from diet
VLDL
Chylomicrons
LDL
HDL
Major cation in the intracellular fluid
K
Na
P
Cl
Principal anion in the extracellular fluids
P
K
Cl
Na
an example of a provitamin
carotene
tryptophan
7-dehydrocholesterol
all of the above
Aids in the activity of one of the body’s natural antioxidant enzymes—glutathione peroxidase
Vitamin E
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Selenium
The most abundant mineral in the body
Potassium
Calcium
Iron
Sodium
calciferol is
Vitamin E
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin K
Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome is related to _________ deficiency
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
A sulfur-containing vitamin
pyridoxine
cobalamin
biotin
all of the above
the storage form of iron in the body, stored in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
transferrin
hemosiderin
hemoglobin
ferritin
1000mg Potassium in meq
35.56
25.64
20.2
39.4
sodium content of 2 tsp salt
2000mg
3000mg
4000mg
1000mg
25meq Calcium is equal to:
500mg
340mg
400mg
250mg
Cheilosis is caused by deficiency of:
Thiamine
Niacin
Riboflavin
Pyridoxine
