1. | Question : | (TCO 3) Which of the following diseases has been linked to free radical damage? |
| | Student Answer: | | Cancer | | | | Heart disease | | | | Diabetes | | | | All of these | |
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2. | Question : | (TCO 3) The smallest and most unique unit of matter is a(n): |
| | Student Answer: | | molecule. | | | | atom. | | | | free radical. | | | | element. | |
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3. | Question : | (TCO 7) Who is at risk for a Vitamin E deficiency? |
| | Student Answer: | | Premature infants | | | | Postmenopausal women | | | | Male athletes | | | | The elderly | |
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4. | Question : | (TCO 7) Which of the following nutrients requires the most frequent consumption to assure adequate body stores? |
| | Student Answer: | | Vitamin A | | | | Vitamin E | | | | Vitamin C | | | | Beta-carotene | | |
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5. | Question : | (TCO 7) Which of the following symptoms is associated with consuming a megadose of Vitamin C? |
| | Student Answer: | | Night blindness | | | | Scurvy | | | | Nausea and diarrhea | | | | Erythrocyte hemolysis | |
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6. | Question : | (TCO 8) The retinoid that has the most important physiological role in the human body is: |
| | Student Answer: | | retinol. | | | | retinoic acid. | | | | retinal. | | | | beta-carotene. | |
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7. | Question : | (TCO 8) Assuming equal serving sizes, which of the following foods would be the poorest source of calcium? |
| | Student Answer: | | Skim milk | | | | Whole milk | | | | Cheddar cheese | | | | Cottage cheese | |
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8. | Question : | (TCO 8) Individuals who have diseases that result in the malabsorption of ________ are at risk for a Vitamin D deficiency. |
| | Student Answer: | | carbohydrates | | | | fat | | | | minerals | | | | protein | |
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9. | Question : | (TCO 9) Bob’s physician has just diagnosed him with iron-deficiency anemia. All of the following would be good advice for Bob to utilize more dietary iron EXCEPT: |
| | Student Answer: | | eat meat with beans and vegetables. | | | | drink a glass of orange juice with your breakfast cereal. | | | | drink a glass of milk with your iron supplement. | | | | cook your foods in cast-iron pans. | |
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10. | Question : | (TCO 9) Which of the following is NOT a vitamin? |
| | Student Answer: | | Pantothenic acid | | | | Biotin | | | | Choline | | | | Riboflavin | | |
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