Question

A major function of minerals in the body is their participation in the processes of converting macronutrients to ATP. Maintaining fluid balance between intracellular and extracellular structures is an important function of minerals in the body.

Select one:

a. First statement is true, second is false.

b. Both statements are false.

c. First statement is false, second is true.

d. Both statements are true.

Large doses of antioxidants are known to prevent disease. Antioxidants stimulate the immune system and prevent mutations of the genetic material during cell reproduction.

Select one:

a. Both statements are false.

b. First statement is false, second is true.

c. Both statements are true.

d. First statement is true, second is false.

If the body does not replace the amount of water lost due to normal urination, perspiration, and breathing, it will be in a state of:

Select one:

a. shock.

b. hypohydration.

c. imbalance.

d. toxicity.

A young woman with iron deficiency would get the most iron from heme sources such as:

Select one:

a. white beans or lentils.

b. beets.

c. green leafy vegetables.

d. animal products, especially red meat.

Aging diminishes the sense of thirst. Thirst is the first sign of dehydration.

Select one:

a. The first statement is true, the second false.

b. Both statements are false.

c. Both statements are true.

d. The first statement is false, the second true.

The sodium–potassium pump is a:

Select one:

a. method of intracellular messaging between cellular organelles.

b. form of active transport in which sodium, potassium, and calcium ions move across a cell membrane to create a series of electrical changes that transmit messages along the membrane.

c. method of establishing a normal alkaline pH of the blood plasma.

d. method of achieving acid–base balance between cells and blood.

Answer 1

1.D. Both statements are true

Magnesium involved in ATP production

Sodium ,chloride,potassium are involved in fluid balance.

2.B.First statement is false ,second is true

Over dosage of antioxidants leads to risk of cancer

Supplementation of antioxidants research reveal that it prevents DNA damage and improve immune response.

3.C.Imbalance is the condition which water cannot replace its lost even though the intake .

4.D.Red meat as know as heme source of rich iron content.

5.C.Both statements are true.

Thirst and dark coloured urine are the early sign of dehydration.

6.A.Method of intracellular messaging between cellular organelles because Na k pump is a signal transducer .