quiz show the science of nutrition 4th edition thompson manore vaughan chapter 10

Chapter 10: Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function and Vision

The Basics

Vitamin E

Vitamin C

Vitamin A

Cancer

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The Basics:

$100 Question

Compounds that protect cells from the damage caused by oxidation are called
________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

antioxidants
reactive oxygen species
free radicals
reactants

ANSWER

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The Basics:

$100 Answer

Compounds that protect cells from the damage caused by oxidation are called
________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

antioxidants
reactive oxygen species
free radicals
reactants

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The Basics:

$200 Question

When an oxygen molecule becomes a free radical, it is called a(n) ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

oxidant
reactant
tocopherol
reactive oxygen species

ANSWER

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The Basics:

$200 Answer

When an oxygen molecule becomes a free radical, it is called a(n) ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

oxidant
reactant
tocopherol
reactive oxygen species

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The Basics:

$300 Question

Loss of electrons is called ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

metabolism
oxidation
reduction
anabolism

ANSWER

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The Basics:

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Loss of electrons is called ________.

a.

b.
c.
d.

metabolism
oxidation
reduction
anabolism

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The Basics:

$400 Question

A free radical is ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

an active form of vitamin E
a protein that combines with retinol
an unstable atom with an unpaired electron
a new mass of undifferentiated cells

ANSWER

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The Basics:

$400 Answer

A free radical is ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

an active form of vitamin E
a protein that combines with retinol
an unstable atom with an unpaired electron
a new mass of undifferentiated cells

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The Basics:

$500 Question

An antioxidant enzyme, ________ converts free radicals to less damaging

substances.

a.
b.
c.
d.

beta-carotene
glutathione peroxidae
superoxide dismutase
catalase

ANSWER

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The Basics:

$500 Answer

An antioxidant enzyme, ________ converts free radicals to less damaging
substances.

a.
b.
c.
d.

beta-carotene
glutathione peroxidae
superoxide dismutase
catalase

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Vitamin E:

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________ is the most active form of vitamin E in our bodies.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Alpha tocopherol
Tocotrienol
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
Glutathione

ANSWER

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Vitamin E:

$100 Answer

________ is the most active form of vitamin E in our bodies.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Alpha tocopherol
Tocotrienol
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
Glutathione

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Vitamin E:

$200 Question

Once vitamin E is oxidized, it is ________.

a.
b.
c.

d.

converted into vitamin C
destroyed or recycled
transformed into polyunsaturated fatty acids
stored as a dormant vitamin

ANSWER

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Vitamin E:

$200 Answer

Once vitamin E is oxidized, it is ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

converted into vitamin C
destroyed or recycled
transformed into polyunsaturated fatty acids
stored as a dormant vitamin

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Vitamin E:

$300 Question

A peptide composed of three amino acids that assists in regenerating vitamin C to its
antioxidant form is called ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

glutamic acid
glycine
cysteine
glutathione

ANSWER

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Vitamin E:

$300 Answer

A peptide composed of three amino acids that assists in regenerating vitamin C to its
antioxidant form is called ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

glutamic acid
glycine
cysteine
glutathione

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Vitamin E:

$400 Question

Medications that interact negatively with vitamin E are ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

anticoagulants
diuretics

cold tablets
flavonoids

ANSWER

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Vitamin E:

$400 Answer

Medications that interact negatively with vitamin E are ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

anticoagulants
diuretics
cold tablets
flavonoids

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Vitamin E:

$500 Question

True vitamin E deficiencies are ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

very common in most Americans
free of symptoms
uncommon in humans
caused by free radicals

ANSWER

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Vitamin E:

$500 Answer

True vitamin E deficiencies are ________.

a.
b.
c.

d.

very common in most Americans
free of symptoms
uncommon in humans
caused by free radicals

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Vitamin C:

$100 Question

Vitamin C assists in the formation of ________, a protein found in all connective
tissue.

a.
b.
c.
d.

carnitine
collagen
carotenoid
coumadin

ANSWER

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Vitamin C:

$100 Answer

Vitamin C assists in the formation of ________, a protein found in all connective
tissue.

a.
b.
c.
d.

carnitine
collagen
carotenoid
coumadin

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Vitamin C:

$200 Question

Vitamin C enhances the absorption of ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

beta-carotene
vitamin E
iron
selenium

ANSWER

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Vitamin C:

$200 Answer

Vitamin C enhances the absorption of ________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

beta-carotene
vitamin E

iron
selenium

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