Vitamins

Question 1

What is a vitamin

Answer 1

Vitamins are organic molecules that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function

Question 2

How are vitamers classified

Answer 2

A group of related molecules that serve the same function

Question 3

Function of vitamin c

Answer 3

Vitamin c is required to make the building block sport collagen, carnitine, and catchy catecholamines and assists the intestine in the absorption of iron and food.

Question 4

What deficiency disease is related to vitamin c

Answer 4

Scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin c

Scurvy will Cause decrease red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin

Question 5

Example of vitamin c

Answer 5

L-ascorbic acid

Question 6

Name vitamin d

Answer 6

calciferol

Question 7

What’s the purpose of vitamin d

Answer 7

Regulates mineral metabolism for bones in other organs. That’s why you take it when having calcium supplements

Question 8

What deficiency disease is related to vitamin d

Answer 8

A lack of vitamin d causes rickets. A condition that results in weak or soft bones.
Symptoms include bowed legs stunted growth.