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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do animals sometimes consume to obtain missing nutrients?

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

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

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

    What are minerals usually required in?

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

    What can happen if calcium is consumed in excess?

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

    How can animals obtain missing nutrients?

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

    Which type of malnutrition is the most common among humans?

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

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

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

    What can cause malnutrition to arise?

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

    What happens to an undernourished individual's muscle mass?

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

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

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

    What are the four stages of food processing?

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

    What does ingestion refer to in food processing?

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

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

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

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

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

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