Food Science Vitamins And Minerals Vocabulary Quiz

20 Questions | By DianeMoroney | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Total Attempts: 329

Questions

Settings

Create your own Quiz

Food Science Vitamins And Minerals Vocabulary Quiz - Quiz

Questions and Answers

1.

An inorganic element that is essential to the body's functioning.
- A.
  
  Vitamin
- B.
  
  Mineral
- C.
  
  Trace mineral
- D.
  
  Precursor
2.

An essential nutrient needed in tiny amounts to regulate body process
- A.
  
  Provitamin
- B.
  
  Vitamin
- C.
  
  Fortified
- D.
  
  Toxicity
3.

Vitamins, specifically A,D,E, and K that are stored in and dissolve in fats
- A.
  
  Fat-soluble vitamin
- B.
  
  Water-soluble vitamin
- C.
  
  Night blindness
- D.
  
  Fortified food
4.

A substance that reacts with free radicals to protect other substances from the harmful effects of the free radicals
- A.
  
  Antioxidant
- B.
  
  Free radical
- C.
  
  Rickets
- D.
  
  Osteomalacia
5.

A vitamin, specifically C and the B-complex Vitamins, that dissolve and are transported throughout the body by water, thus needing daily replenishment
- A.
  
  Water-soluble vitamin
- B.
  
  Fat-soluble vitamin
- C.
  
  Provitamin
- D.
  
  Coagulation
6.

Health-enhancing nonnutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body and at a cellular level
- A.
  
  Phytochemicals
- B.
  
  Provitamins
- C.
  
  Pellagra
- D.
  
  Collagen
7.

The niacin deficiency disease which is characterized by diarrhea and dermatitis and can lead to dementia and death
- A.
  
  Pellagra
- B.
  
  Night blindness
- C.
  
  Scurvy
- D.
  
  Beriberi
8.

A vitamin D deficiency disease in adults that causes the bones to become soft and misshapened
- A.
  
  Osteomalacia
- B.
  
  Rickets
- C.
  
  Provitamination
- D.
  
  Scurvy
9.

A lack of vitamin A that causes the eyes difficulty in adjusting to rapid light changes.
- A.
  
  Night blindness
- B.
  
  Osteoporosis
- C.
  
  Rickets
- D.
  
  Pellagra
10.

Lack of iron in the blood, creating a deficiency of red blood cells, characterized by extreme fatigue and susceptability to illness
- A.
  
  Anemia
- B.
  
  Beriberi
- C.
  
  Scurvy
- D.
  
  Pellagra
11.

An illness that can be cured by getting enough of a certain nutrient.
- A.
  
  Deficiency disease
- B.
  
  Pellagra
- C.
  
  Antioxidant
- D.
  
  Bioavailability
12.

A disease that causes partial paralysis, weakness, mental confusion, and death; caused by a thiamine deficiency.
- A.
  
  Beriberi
- B.
  
  Scurvy
- C.
  
  Pellagra
- D.
  
  Goiter
13.

An enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by a lack of iodine.
- A.
  
  Beriberi
- B.
  
  Pellagra
- C.
  
  Goiter
- D.
  
  Scurvy
14.

An orange plant pigment that can be changed into vitamin A in the intestines and liver.
- A.
  
  Beta carotene
- B.
  
  Bile
- C.
  
  Megadose
- D.
  
  Trace minerals
15.

Minerals needed by the body in amounts of 0.1g or more daily
- A.
  
  Major minerals
- B.
  
  Macrominerals
- C.
  
  Trace minerals
- D.
  
  Vitaminerals
16.

Excessively large amounts, as with vitamins.
- A.
  
  Megadoses
- B.
  
  Macrominerals
- C.
  
  Trace minerals
- D.
  
  Whopping big daddy doses
17.

Loss in bone density due to a prolonged deficiency in calcium
- A.
  
  Osteoporosis
- B.
  
  Osteomalacia
- C.
  
  Rickets
- D.
  
  Beriberi
18.

A vitamin D deficiency that causes soft, weak bones in children
- A.
  
  Rickets
- B.
  
  Osteoporosis
- C.
  
  Osteomalacia
- D.
  
  Scurvy
19.

A compound that can be changed into a vitamin in the body (think beta carotene)
- A.
  
  Precursor
- B.
  
  Trace mineral
- C.
  
  Megadose
- D.
  
  Prenatal vitamin
20.

Minerals that the body needs in daily amounts of 0.01 g or less
- A.
  
  Trace minerals
- B.
  
  Minerals
- C.
  
  Macrominerals
- D.
  
  Megaminerals