01
True or false
1 point
True or false: Vitamins and minerals help the body release energy from food, but they do not provide energy themselves.
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3 Micronutrients Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 3 Micronutrients, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the sentence: The vitamin that supports red-blood-cell formation and normal nerve function is .
03
Choose one
1 point
Which statement best distinguishes fat-soluble vitamins from water-soluble vitamins?
- A
Fat-soluble vitamins are generally excreted more readily, while water-soluble vitamins are stored in the body.
- B
Fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed with dietary fat and can be stored, while water-soluble vitamins are generally excreted more readily.
- C
Fat-soluble vitamins provide calories, while water-soluble vitamins do not.
- D
Water-soluble vitamins cannot cause harm at high doses, while fat-soluble vitamins can.
04
Written response
1 point
What deficiency disease can result from inadequate vitamin C intake?
05
Choose all
1 point
Select all functions attributed to vitamin D.
- A
It helps the body absorb calcium.
- B
It supports collagen formation and improves iron absorption from plant foods.
- C
It supports bones and muscles.
- D
It is needed to make thyroid hormones.
06
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the sentence: Calcium is classified as a mineral because it is needed in comparatively large amounts.
07
True or false
1 point
True or false: For a nutrient with an Adequate Intake (AI), an intake below the AI by itself establishes that a person has an inadequate intake.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Choose one
1 point
A meal contains iron from beans. Which vitamin can improve the absorption of this plant-based iron?
- A
Vitamin D
- B
Vitamin K
- C
Vitamin C
- D
Vitamin E
09
Written response
1 point
What general labeling reference is not intended to serve as a personalized intake prescription?
10
Choose all
1 point
Select all accurate nutrient-role matches.
- A
Iron is needed for hemoglobin to carry oxygen.
- B
Iodine is needed to make thyroid hormones.
- C
Sodium is needed for collagen formation.
- D
Zinc supports wound healing.
11
Choose one
1 point
A person wants to interpret the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) correctly. Which description is accurate?
- A
It is a personalized daily target that everyone should reach.
- B
It is the intake designed to meet the needs of about half of a healthy group.
- C
It is the highest usual daily intake unlikely to pose a risk for most people in a specified group.
- D
It is a general food-labeling reference used as an individual prescription.
12
Choose one
1 point
A person develops diarrhea after taking a high-dose mineral supplement. Which mineral is specifically associated with this effect when obtained from supplements or medicines?
- A
Calcium
- B
Magnesium
- C
Phosphorus
- D
Chloride
13
Open ended
1 point
A nutrition program is assessing nutrient intake across a group, while an individual is setting a usual planning goal. Explain how the EAR and RDA differ in what they are designed to cover and how they are commonly used. Include why the values should be matched to the appropriate age or life stage.
14
Choose one
1 point
Which statement best explains why micronutrients are needed even though they do not provide energy?
- A
They help the body release energy from food and support essential processes.
- B
They supply calories that the body uses as its main energy source.
- C
They replace the need for energy-yielding nutrients in the diet.
- D
They provide energy only when consumed in supplement form.
15
Written response
1 point
A person needs a mineral to make thyroid hormones that regulate growth and metabolism. Which mineral is needed?
16
Choose one
1 point
A meal contains iron from beans and lentils. Which vitamin can improve absorption of this plant-based iron?
- A
Vitamin D
- B
Vitamin C
- C
Vitamin K
- D
Vitamin B12
17
Written response
1 point
Inadequate intake of which vitamin around conception raises the risk of neural-tube defects?
18
True or false
1 point
True or false: For an individual, an intake below the Adequate Intake (AI) by itself establishes that the intake is inadequate.
- A
True
- B
False
19
Choose one
1 point
A person is learning how fat-soluble vitamins differ from water-soluble vitamins. Which feature characterizes vitamins A, D, E, and K?
- A
They are absorbed with dietary fat and can be stored in the body.
- B
They circulate only in water and are always rapidly excreted.
- C
They provide calories and are stored as the body's main energy source.
- D
They cannot cause harm because the body stores them.
20
Choose one
1 point
A nutrition professional is assessing nutrient intake for a group of healthy people. Which Dietary Reference Intake is estimated to meet the needs of half of a specified group and is especially useful for group assessment?
- A
It is a daily target designed to meet the needs of nearly all healthy people in a specified group.
- B
It is the highest usual daily intake unlikely to pose a risk for most people in a specified group.
- C
It is an intake estimated to meet the needs of half of healthy people in a specified group.
- D
It is a general food-label reference intended as a personalized intake prescription.