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Which nutrients are needed in relatively large amounts?Read the answer and worked solution →Micronutrients are needed in amounts measured in what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an inorganic nutrient?Read the answer and worked solution →Proteins are made up of which small units?Read the answer and worked solution →A fat molecule has glycerin joined to how many fatty acids?Read the answer and worked solution →Starch, glycogen and cellulose are examples of which carbohydrates?Read the answer and worked solution →Glucose and fructose belong to which class of carbohydrates?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of sugars are disaccharides?Read the answer and worked solution →Of the twenty standard amino acids, how many must humans get from food?Read the answer and worked solution →How many vitamins do humans require in their diet?Read the answer and worked solution →Vitamin D can be made in human skin on exposure to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Plants obtain the minerals that end up in our food from where?Read the answer and worked solution →Which nutrient helps keep body temperature stable and skin healthy?Read the answer and worked solution →What is an inadequate amount of a nutrient called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which food component is not absorbed in the human digestive tract?Read the answer and worked solution →Which mineral is a component of vitamin B12?Read the answer and worked solution →Which vitamin is absorbed with the help of dietary fats?Read the answer and worked solution →Which vitamin dissolves easily in water?Read the answer and worked solution →What role do most B complex vitamins play in cells?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of vitamins can accumulate and cause hypervitaminosis?Read the answer and worked solution →Scurvy results from a shortage of which vitamin?Read the answer and worked solution →Which vitamin deficiency causes beriberi?Read the answer and worked solution →Pellagra is caused by lack of which vitamin?Read the answer and worked solution →A shortage of which vitamin leads to rickets?Read the answer and worked solution →Night blindness is linked to a deficiency of which vitamin?Read the answer and worked solution →Folic acid taken in pregnancy lowers the risk of what in infants?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1747, James Lind found which foods help prevent scurvy?Read the answer and worked solution →The term vitamine was formed from which two words?Read the answer and worked solution →Vitamin K is intimately involved in which body process?Read the answer and worked solution →Which vitamin do gut microorganisms help produce?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which nutrients are needed in relatively large amounts?

  1. Enzymes and hormones
  2. Antioxidants and pigments
  3. Vitamins and trace minerals
  4. Carbohydrates, fats, proteins
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Correct answer: D. Carbohydrates, fats, proteins

1. The question asks about: Which nutrients are needed in relatively large amounts? 2. Correct answer: Carbohydrates, fats, proteins. macronutrients (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water) are primarily used to generate energy... 3. Why the others fail: Vitamins and trace minerals are micronutrients needed in tiny amounts. _Source: Wikipedia, Nutrient, Macronutrients_

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Micronutrients are needed in amounts measured in what?

  1. Several hundred grams
  2. Kilograms every day
  3. Milligrams or micrograms
  4. Litres every single day
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Correct answer: C. Milligrams or micrograms

1. The question asks about: Micronutrients are needed in amounts measured in what? 2. Correct answer: Milligrams or micrograms. Micronutrients are needed in smaller amounts (milligrams or micrograms)... 3. Why the others fail: Large masses are needed only for macronutrients. _Source: Wikipedia, Nutrient, Micronutrients_

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Which of these is an inorganic nutrient?

  1. Protein
  2. Fat
  3. Sugar
  4. Iron
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Correct answer: D. Iron

1. The question asks about: Which of these is an inorganic nutrient? 2. Correct answer: Iron. Inorganic nutrients include iron, selenium, and zinc, while organic nutrients include, protein, fats, sugars and vitamins.... 3. Why the others fail: Protein, sugar and fat are organic nutrients. _Source: Wikipedia, Nutrient, Inorganic nutrients include iron_

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