Nutrients & Roles Quiz


Nutrients & Roles QuizVersión en línea Match nutrients to their functions. por Prosperity Osborne 1 Biotin (B7) — what are its main food sources listed? a Leafy greens only b Whole grains and nuts c Liver, organ meats and egg yolks d Milk and dairy products 2 Folic Acid (Folacin, Folate, B9) — what are its main food sources listed? a Dairy products and meats only b Green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits and organ meats c Refined grains d Fruits only 3 Niacin (Nicotinic Acid, B3) — what are its main food sources listed? a Fruit and vegetables b Meat, organ meats, poultry and fish c Cereal grains d Sugary snacks 4 Pantothenic Acid (B5) — what are its main food sources listed? a Dairy products only b Fruits and vegetables c Grains only d Meat, seafood, nuts and legumes 5 Pyridoxine (B6) — what are its main food sources listed? a Fats and oils b Sugary drinks c Milk, milk products and vegetables d Eggs only 6 Riboflavin (B2) — what are its main food sources listed? a Citrus fruits only b Milk, milk products, meats and vegetables c Grains only d Fish and seafood 7 Thiamine (B1) — what are its main food sources listed? a Sugar-rich foods b Whole grains, cereals, yeast and nuts c Dairy products d Fruits only 8 Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamin) — what are its main food sources listed? a Meat, fish, milk and eggs b Rice and grains c Fruits and vegetables only d Nuts only 9 Selenium (Se) — what are its main roles listed? a Protects cells from oxidative damage; antioxidant b Blood sugar regulation c Water balance d Calcium storage in bones 10 Sodium (Na) — what is a key function listed? a Maintains fluid balance; nerve and muscle function b Energy production c Bone formation d Oxygen transport 11 Magnesium (Mg) — what is a key function listed? a Constituent of bones, muscles and red blood cells; healthy muscles and nerves b Blood clotting c Carbohydrate metabolism only d Bone density only 12 Phosphorus (P) — what is a key function listed? a Bone and teeth formation; energy production and storage b Vitamin synthesis c Antioxidant defense d Bone resorption

1

Biotin (B7) — what are its main food sources listed?

a

Leafy greens only

b

Whole grains and nuts

c

Liver, organ meats and egg yolks

d

Milk and dairy products

2

Folic Acid (Folacin, Folate, B9) — what are its main food sources listed?

a

Dairy products and meats only

b

Green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits and organ meats

c

Refined grains

d

Fruits only

3

Niacin (Nicotinic Acid, B3) — what are its main food sources listed?

a

Fruit and vegetables

b

Meat, organ meats, poultry and fish

c

Cereal grains

d

Sugary snacks

4

Pantothenic Acid (B5) — what are its main food sources listed?

a

Dairy products only

b

Fruits and vegetables

c

Grains only

d

Meat, seafood, nuts and legumes

5

Pyridoxine (B6) — what are its main food sources listed?

a

Fats and oils

b

Sugary drinks

c

Milk, milk products and vegetables

d

Eggs only

6

Riboflavin (B2) — what are its main food sources listed?

a

Citrus fruits only

b

Milk, milk products, meats and vegetables

c

Grains only

d

Fish and seafood

7

Thiamine (B1) — what are its main food sources listed?

a

Sugar-rich foods

b

Whole grains, cereals, yeast and nuts

c

Dairy products

d

Fruits only

8

Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamin) — what are its main food sources listed?

a

Meat, fish, milk and eggs

b

Rice and grains

c

Fruits and vegetables only

d

Nuts only

9

Selenium (Se) — what are its main roles listed?

a

Protects cells from oxidative damage; antioxidant

b

Blood sugar regulation

c

Water balance

d

Calcium storage in bones

10

Sodium (Na) — what is a key function listed?

a

Maintains fluid balance; nerve and muscle function

b

Energy production

c

Bone formation

d

Oxygen transport

11

Magnesium (Mg) — what is a key function listed?

a

Constituent of bones, muscles and red blood cells; healthy muscles and nerves

b

Blood clotting

c

Carbohydrate metabolism only

d

Bone density only

12

Phosphorus (P) — what is a key function listed?

a

Bone and teeth formation; energy production and storage

b

Vitamin synthesis

c

Antioxidant defense

d

Bone resorption