Essential nutrients are nutrients a person must obtain from food because the body cannot manufacture them in sufficient amounts to meet its physiological needs

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: True

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Which type of white blood cell can become either a memory cell or a plasma cell to be used in a specific immune response?

A. T cell B. B cell C. natural killer cell D. erythrocyte

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The spherical compounds made up of bile and phospholipids that transport dietary fat into the

intestinal mucosal cells are the A) chylomicrons. B) albumins. C) micelles. D) salivary enzymes.

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Which of the following is true of molybdenum?

a. Average daily intakes fall within the suggested range of intakes. b. A deficiency can lead to diabetes-like symptoms. c. Liver is the only significant source. d. The RDA is 0.1 mcg per day. e. It does not have an RDA because not enough is known about it.

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Children can have type 1 diabetes but cannot have type 2 diabetes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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