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Food & Nutrition

Nutrients, food groups, digestion, deficiency diseases, and food safety

Sample Practice Questions

  1. Absorption of nutrients in the small intestine is helped by:

    • Acid
    • Villi (finger-like projections)
    • Peristalsis only
    • Bile
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    Answer: Villi (finger-like projections)

  2. Cholesterol is a type of:

    • Protein
    • Lipid (fat)
    • Carbohydrate
    • Vitamin
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    Answer: Lipid (fat)

  3. Proteins are essential for:

    • Providing heat
    • Growth and repair of body tissues
    • Regulating blood sugar
    • Lubricating joints
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    Answer: Growth and repair of body tissues

  4. Which of these is a rich source of carbohydrates?

    • Fish
    • Eggs
    • Rice
    • Spinach
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    Answer: Rice

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