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Nutrition Practice Quiz

The document is a nutrition practice quiz with 15 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of macronutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, and fats as well as micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. Questions cover topics like which nutrients are important for building muscle, which vitamin is produced from sun exposure, best energy sources, frequent nutrient needs, food sources of carbohydrates, and roles of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats and calcium.

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Nutrition Practice Quiz

The document is a nutrition practice quiz with 15 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of macronutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, and fats as well as micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. Questions cover topics like which nutrients are important for building muscle, which vitamin is produced from sun exposure, best energy sources, frequent nutrient needs, food sources of carbohydrates, and roles of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats and calcium.

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Nutrition Practice Quiz

1. Which nutrient is primarily needed to build parts of your body like skin and muscles?

a. Carbohydrates b. proteins c. vitamins d. minerals e. water


f. fiber

2. Which vitamin is created when your skin is exposed to ultraviolet light?

a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin B c. Vitamin C d. Vitamin D e. Vitamin E

3. Which type of nutrient is the best source of energy?

a. Carbohydrates b. proteins c. vitamins d. minerals e. water f. fiber

4. Which type of nutrient needs to be consumed most frequently?

a. Carbohydrates b. proteins c. vitamins d. minerals e. water f. fiber

5. Which of the following types of foods are considered to be good sources of carbohyd
rates?

a. Vegetables b. Fruit c. Meats d. Breads e. Water

6. Fruits and vegetables are generally considered to be good sources of

a. vitamins b. carbohydrates c. Proteins

7 .Meats are generally considered to be good sources of

a. vitamins b. carbohydrates c. proteins

8. Vitamins and Minerals

a. help bodily functions work correctly b. provide energy


c. are the primary building material for muscle

9. Fats

a. should never be eaten because all fats are bad for human health.
b. should be eaten in small quantities because the body needs a small amount of fat.
c. should be eaten frequently because they are a good source of energy.

10. Calcium is a

a. mineral b. protein c. vitamin d. carbohydrate


11. Atherosclerosis is a:

a disease in which cells grow rapidly and uncontrollably


b. condition in which fatty material collects in the arteries
c. a condition where a person does not receive all of the proper dietary requirements.

12. Which of the following nutrients is needed to build and maintain the structural components of the
body?
a. Carbohydrates

b. Protein

c. Fat

d. Fiber

13. Which of the following nutrients is known as the sunshine vitamin?

a. Vitamin C

e. Vitamin A

f. Vitamin K

g. Vitamin D

14. All of the following are needed for strong bones except:

a. Thiamin

b. Calcium

c. Magnesium

d. Vitamin D

15. Which of these nutrients is the preferred energy source for the body?

a. B Complex Vitamins

b. Carbohydrates

c. Fats

d. Fiber

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