Mineral Nutrition Quiz
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Which type of nutrients are minerals (무기질)?

  • Macronutrients
  • Complex inorganic nutrients
  • Organic nutrients
  • Simple inorganic nutrients (correct)
  • What can happen if large amounts of certain minerals are ingested?

  • Improved health
  • Enhanced nutrient absorption
  • No effect on health
  • Impaired health (correct)
  • What is the result of long-term absence of one or more essential nutrients from the diet?

  • Improved health
  • Malnutrition (correct)
  • Enhanced nutrient absorption
  • Increased energy levels
  • What can deficiencies in essential nutrients cause?

    <p>Deformities, disease, and death (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do animals sometimes consume to obtain missing nutrients?

    <p>Salt or other minerals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a consequence of deficiencies in essential nutrients?

    <p>Enhanced nutrient absorption (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are minerals usually required in?

    <p>Small amounts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can happen if calcium is consumed in excess?

    <p>Impaired health (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the long-term absence of one or more essential nutrients from the diet?

    <p>Malnutrition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can animals obtain missing nutrients?

    <p>Through the consumption of salt or other minerals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of malnutrition is the most common among humans?

    <p>Deficiencies in essential nutrients (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are individuals subsisting on simple rice diets often deficient in?

    <p>Vitamin A (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What have scientists engineered to overcome the deficiency of vitamin A in individuals subsisting on simple rice diets?

    <p>A strain of rice that synthesizes betacarotene (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can cause malnutrition to arise?

    <p>A diet that does not provide enough chemical energy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to an undernourished individual's muscle mass?

    <p>It decreases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the consequences of protein deficiency in the brain?

    <p>Suffering irreversible damage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the four stages of food processing?

    <p>Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Elimination (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ingestion refer to in food processing?

    <p>The act of eating or feeding (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Among animals, how do strategies for extracting resources from food differ?

    <p>They differ widely (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common deficiency among individuals subsisting on simple rice diets?

    <p>Vitamin A (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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