Biology

Minerals and Nutrients

849 Questions

Review essential biology concepts regarding minerals and nutrients in this question bank. It covers trace elements required by plants and minerals crucial for human blood and bone formation. These facts frequently appear in general science exams.

Essential plant micronutrientsChlorophyll synthesis elementsHuman blood and bone mineralsTrace elements in physiology

Minerals and Nutrients Questions

Multiple choice
  1. toxic substances

  2. small mineral requirements

  3. nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur

  4. vitamins

  5. the elements CHONPS

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Small mineral requirements include iron, copper, molybdenum and zinc which are required in very less amounts by microbes and hence, are defined as trace elements.

Multiple choice
  1. silicon

  2. nitrogen

  3. calcium

  4. argon

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Alkaloids are nitrogen-containing compounds found in plants, and urea (CO(NH2)2) contains nitrogen in its structure. Nitrogen is a key element in both of these organic compounds.

Multiple choice
  1. Na, Ca, P, Cl, Fe

  2. Mn, Cu, Zn, Mo, Se

  3. Ca, Fe, Mn, Zn, Mo

  4. P, Cl, Cu, Zn, Mo

  5. Mn, Ca, P, Zn, Fe

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Micronutrients are nutrients required by humans and other organisms throughout life in small quantities to orchestrate a range of physiological functions. Examples: Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, V, Cr, Mo, Se, F, I, Al, Pb, Sn and Si.

Multiple choice
  1. C

  2. O

  3. H

  4. N

  5. P

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because in an adult male human body water is approximately 57%. The water is 11% hydrogen by mass but 67% by count of atoms (i.e. 67 atomic percent). Thus, most of the mass of the human body is oxygen, but most of the atoms in the human body are hydrogen atoms.

Multiple choice
  1. Carboxypeptidase, Collagenase, Carbonic anhydrase and Alcohol dehydrogenase

  2. ATPase, Phosphoglucomutase, Inorganic pyrophosphatase and Collagenase

  3. Carboxypeptidase, Carbonic anhydrase, Phosphoglucomutase and Inorganic pyrophosphatase

  4. Alcohol dehydrogenase, ATPase, Phosphoglucomutase and Inorganic pyrophosphatase

  5. ATPase, Collagenase, Carbonic anhydrase and Alcohol dehydrogenase

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Carboxypeptidase, Collagenase, Carbonic anhydrase and Alcohol dehydrogenase: all are Zn(II) containing enzymes.