Q. 1
Nutrition & Dietetics
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What is the physiological energy yield (Atwater factor) for carbohydrates, proteins, and fats per gram respectively?
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Atwater physiological values: Carbohydrates yield 4 kcal/g, Proteins yield 4 kcal/g, Fats yield 9 kcal/g, and Alcohol yields 7 kcal/g.
Q. 2
Nutrition & Dietetics
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Deficiency of Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) leads to which classic nutritional deficiency disease?
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Vitamin C is essential for collagen synthesis; deficiency causes scurvy characterized by bleeding gums, skin hemorrhages, and impaired wound healing.
Q. 3
Nutrition & Dietetics
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Night blindness and xerophthalmia are clinical manifestations of the deficiency of which fat-soluble vitamin?
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Vitamin A is necessary for the synthesis of rhodopsin in retinal rods; its deficiency causes nyctalopia (night blindness) and dry conjunctiva.
Q. 4
Nutrition & Dietetics
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Which mineral is an essential constituent of the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4)?
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Iodine is essential for thyroid hormone biosynthesis; its deficiency results in endemic goiter and cretinism.
Q. 5
Nutrition & Dietetics
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Which of the following is considered an essential amino acid that cannot be synthesized endogenously by the human body?
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Lysine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Valine, Threonine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, and Histidine are the 9 essential amino acids.
Q. 6
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #6: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 7
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #7: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 8
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #8: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 9
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #9: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 10
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #10: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 11
Nutrition & Dietetics
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In nutritional biochemistry #11: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 12
Nutrition & Dietetics
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In nutritional biochemistry #12: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 13
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #13: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 14
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #14: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 15
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #15: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 16
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #16: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 17
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #17: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 18
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #18: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 19
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #19: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 20
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
(1 Mark)
In nutritional biochemistry #20: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 21
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #21: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 22
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #22: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 23
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #23: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 24
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #24: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
Q. 25
Nutrition & Dietetics
Difficulty: EASY
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In nutritional biochemistry #25: What is the primary storage polysaccharide of glucose in the human liver and skeletal muscle?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose serving as the primary short-term energy reserve in animals.
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