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Chapter 13 – The Trace Minerals

Understanding Nutrition 14th Edition by Eleanor Noss Whitney- Sharon Rady Rolfes

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Chapter 13 – The Trace Minerals

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. Which of the following is a characteristic of the trace minerals?
a. A deficiency sign common to many trace minerals is dermatitis
b. The amounts in foods are dependent, in part, on soil composition
c. Deficiencies are more difficult to recognize in children than in adults
d. The amount of all trace minerals in the average person totals approximately 100 grams
e. Deficiencies of trace minerals are virtually unknown, although toxicities are well documented.

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   13.1 The Trace Minerals— An Overview

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.13.1 Summarize key factors unique to the trace minerals.

 

  1. A measure of the rate at which a nutrient is absorbed and used by the body is termed
a. net utilization.
b. bioavailability.
c. biological value.
d. utilization efficiency.
e. biofunctionality.

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember

REF:   13.1 The Trace Minerals— An Overview

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.13.1 Summarize key factors unique to the trace minerals.

 

  1. What is the oxygen-carrying protein of muscle cells?
a. Transferrin
b. Myoglobin
c. Hemoglobin
d. Cytochrome
e. Oxyglobin.

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   13.2 The Trace Minerals

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.13.2 Identify the main roles, deficiency symptoms, and food sources for each of the essential trace minerals (iron, zinc, iodine, selenium, copper, manganese, fluoride, chromium, and molybdenum).

 

  1. Which of the following is a characteristic of iron transport?
a. Albumin is the major iron transport protein in the blood
b. Transferrin in the blood carries iron to the bone marrow
c. Hemochromatosis results from an inability to absorb and transport iron
d. Ferritin functions by transporting iron from the spleen to the bone marrow
e. Chelation is used to increase the bioavailability of iron.

 

 

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   13.2 The Trace Minerals

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.13.2 Identify the main roles, deficiency symptoms, and food sources for each of the essential trace minerals (iron, zinc, iodine, selenium, copper, manganese, fluoride, chromium, and molybdenum).

 

  1. Which of the following compounds provides a major storage reservoir for iron?
a. Ferritin
b. Myoglobin
c. Transferrin
d. Hemoglobin
e. Metallothionein

 

 

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Bloom’s: Remember                        REF:   13.2 The Trace Minerals

OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.13.2 Identify the main roles, deficiency symptoms, and food sources for each of the essential trace minerals (iron, zinc, iodine, selenium, copper, manganese, fluoride, chromium, and molybdenum).

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