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What are the products of the secondary metabolism in plants?
A) Terpenoids
B) Phenolic agents
C) Primary metabolites
D) Secondary metabolites
E) Nutraceuticals - ✔✔D
The content of phytochemicals in plants are variable usually increased in response to environment
stress.
True or False - ✔✔True
The Dietary Supplement & Health Education Act of 1994 allows nutraceuticals to be sold as dietary
supplements w/o FDA approval as long as they are mentioned:
A) it is not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent diseases
B) it has not been evaluated by FDA
C) both A & B
D) either A or B
E) none of these - ✔✔C
Hemicellulose consists of cellulose and other polysaccharides.
True or False - ✔✔False
, Which foods are abundant in pectin?
A) nuts
B) oats
C) bran
D) fruits - ✔✔D
Which of these fibers is a noncarbohydrate?
A) Cellulose
B) Lignin
C) Hemicellulose
D) Pectins
E) Gums
F) Mucilages - ✔✔B
What kind of fibers may apply to healthy protection against heart disease?
A) Viscous fibers
B) Highly fermented fibers
C) Poorly fermentable fibers
D) Water insoluble fibers
E) All of the above - ✔✔A
The organelle that serves as the digestive system in the cell is the _____________.
A) polysome
B) endosome
C) lysosome
D) ribosome