Question

In what ways that the nutrients and phytochemicals with antioxidant activity minimize damage and prevent disease ? Why is the role of vitamin E in our daily life? What will happen if we have deficiency of vitamin E. Water is an essential nutrient, more important to life than any of the others. What role does water play in the body?

1.True of False:

Of all the body’s cells, the heart cells are the most versatile and metabolically active.                                                     (    )

The body can make all nonessential amino acids, given nitrogen to form the amino group and fragments from carbohydrate or fat to form the rest of the structure.                                                   (    )

The chemical energy powers the myriad activities of all cells         (     )

Genes have nothing to do with obesity.                        (      )

(1)Some of the amino acids found in proteins are essential amino acids, which of the following one is the right one.       (      )

(A) Aspartic acid (B) Proline   (C) Serine   (D) Histidine

(2) Which of the following statements about triglyceride is wrong:        (      )

(A) Fatty acids may be saturated or unsaturated.

(B) Fatty acids contain odd numbers of carbons.

(C) Every triglyceride contains one molecule of glycerol and three fatty acids.

(D) The 18-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids are linolenic acid (omega-3) and

linoleic acid (omega-6)

(3)Anabolic reactions include the making three of the followings, but NOT including :                   (     )

(A)Vitamins (B) glycogen   (C) triglycerides   (D) protein

(4)Vitamin A deficiency will NOT lead to:                           (      )

(A)Night Blindness (B)Blindness (Xerophthalmia)

(C)Keratinization (D)Osteomalacia

(5)The synthesis of DNA and the transfer of methyl groups depend on which of the following vitamin.                                            (      )

(A)Biotin   (B) Thiamin (C) Folate   (D) Niacin

(6) Which of the following minerals is not the trace mineral.            (      )

(A) Copper   (B) Zinc    (C) Potassium (D) Iron (E) Manganese

Answer 1

1. TRUE or FALSE

Of all the body's cells, heart cells are the most versatile and metabolically active (FALSE)

Of all the body's cells, liver cells(hepatocytes) are the most versatile and metabolically active.

The body can make all nonessential amino acids, given nitrogen to form the amino group and fragments from carbohydrate or fat to form the rest of the structure. (TRUE).

The chemical energy powers the myriad activities of all cells. (TRUE)

Genes have nothing to do with obesity. (FALSE)

(1)Some of the amino acids found in proteins are essential amino acids, which of the following one is the right one. (D-Histidine)