Vicky grew up with many pets and has a profound love of animals. Due to this, she recently declared herself a vegetarian. After investigating the matter a little more, Vicky decides that being a lacto-ovo vegetarian is the best fit because she wants to keep consuming dairy products and eggs. Vicky is a little concerned about getting enough protein and essential amino acids from her diet because she’s quite active and plays college volleyball. Do you think that Vicky can reasonably get enough protein from her new diet, considering she stands 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 155 pounds? 1. Vicky is concerned about getting all the essential amino acids from her diet. Of the 20 amino acids that are commonly found in living tissues, how many of them are considered essential and cannot be made by a healthy adult?
a. 11
b. 10
c. 9
d. 8
e. 7
2. Because she is so active, cardiovascular fitness is important to Vicky. She learns that hemoglobin is an important globular protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen, and that adequate dietary protein and which mineral are needed for her body to build enough hemoglobin?
a. collagen
b. magnesium
c. calcium
d. tyrosine
e. iron