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Post by mymindseyedpea on Nov 19, 2016 1:15:19 GMT
Update: I got a 22 out of 25  It's a paper for nutrition class about matching each question to a mineral. And it states to: use "Sulfur" if that is the answer. DO NOT USE "Sulfate" Until about an hour ago I saw that meaning to use sulfur if it called for sulfur and sulfate if it called for sulfate. And the "do not use sulfate" meant to not use it if the answer is sulfur. ( meaning that even though it says sulfate in the book, the question could be looking for sulfur, so don't always assume the answer will be sulfate. ) But now as I'm about to type in my answers I notice that instruction could mean to ONLY use sulfur and NEVER use sulfate as an answer. Ugh, now I'm unsure and it's too late to ask the teacher as the assignment is due tonight. Half of my sulfur/sulfate related answers say sulfur and the other half say sulfate. Maybe I will look to science on this one and change them all to sulfur, since I see that meaning as the more simple of the 2 ways and trust in the Occam's Razor rule to not let me down  ETA: So I just found on the actual page to take the quiz it says: make sure to use Sulfur as the mineral name versus "Sulfate". Now that is much clearer to me, so Sulfur it is |
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Post by RosieKat on Nov 19, 2016 1:18:14 GMT
I think it means being specific - as in, you can't put sulfur if the answer should be the more specific sulphate, and then argue "but sulphate has sulfur, so my answer is right!"
At least, that's my thought. In other words, use the more specific, correct answer. Good luck. It's frustrating when things are like this!
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Nov 19, 2016 1:28:34 GMT
I think it means being specific - as in, you can't put sulfur if the answer should be the more specific sulphate, and then argue "but sulphate has sulfur, so my answer is right!" At least, that's my thought. In other words, use the more specific, correct answer. Good luck. It's frustrating when things are like this! Yes that was my first thought ( I didn't even question it any other way ) about a week ago. I'm going to edit my OP because upon taking the actual quiz the instructions were more clear with the sulfur/sulfate thing. I'm going to just use sulfur. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Nov 19, 2016 2:01:03 GMT
Here are the questions I missed: 1. This mineral is needed to make hemoglobin and collagen and its absorption can be interfered with excess zinc. I can also be found in pipes. I was going back and forth between iron and copper. I went with iron because I read that zinc can interfere with iron absorption, and it said nothing about whether it can with copper's. 2. Once the body absorbs this major mineral it is very difficult to excrete but unfortunately worldwide it is the most commonly deficient nutrient. I first though iron, but it said MAJOR mineral, and iron is a trace mineral. And calcium is hard to excrete because it builds in the bones. And it says many do not consume enough. Well, maybe the answer is phosphorous. 3. Sudden loss of this mineral resulting from fasting, eating disorders, and kwashiorkor can result in complete heart failure. I said sulfur because in the lecture notes there was kwashiorkor association with the sulfur description. Maybe it's magnesium. Or potassium. Potassium can make the heart stop if injected. Maybe it can make the heart stop too with a major drop of it in deficiency. And the answer better not be sulfate! |
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