Chapter 7: Vitamins

Question 1

Vitamins

Answer 1

Organic compounds that are essential for human growth, function, and development but are required in the diet as they are not made in the body at all or are made at inadequate levels.

Question 2

Micronutrients

Answer 2

Essential elements that an organism requires throughout the life cycle in various amounts for physiological functions and to maintain health.

Question 3

Fat soluble

Answer 3

The property of being able to dissolve in fats and lipids, allowing easy passage through a cell’s lipid membranes.

Question 4

Carotenoids

Answer 4

The plant based class of yellow, orange, or red fat soluble pigments with vitamin A activity.

Question 5

Antioxidant

Answer 5

A substance that neutralizes damaging oxidizing compounds in the body.

Question 6

Xerophthalmia

Answer 6

Dryness or thickening of the cornea.

Question 7

Bioactive

Answer 7

Having a biological effect.

Question 8

Coenzyme

Answer 8

A nonprotein compound required for the functioning of an enzyme in the body.

Question 9

Water soluble

Answer 9

The property of being able to dissolve in water, allowing excess to be excreted from the body as waste.

Question 10

Sphingoid bases

Answer 10

Signaling lipids found in animals and plants.