Vitamins

A diet lacking in ___________ leads to the development of a disease known as scurvy.

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

_____________ are molecules that boost the immune system. They do so by protecting cells from harmful molecules called free radicals.

• Antbodies

• Surfactants

• Anti free radicals

• Antioxidants

It comes from animal-derived foods and is a type of “pre-formed” vitamin A that can be used directly by the body.

• Retinol

• Carotene

• Beta-carotene

• Beta-retinol

_______________was the first to describe the vitamin A structure, and it was finally isolated just a few years later in 1937.

• Walter Haworth

• Gilbert Blane

• Paul Karrer

• James Lind

The B vitamin family is made up of, how many B vitamins?

• 10

• 9

• 8

• 7

It is most commonly known for its role in fetal health and development as it plays a critical role in the proper development of the baby’s nervous system.

• Biotin

• Folic Acid

• Cobalamin

• Thiamin

It supports carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism and may help support healthy hair, skin and nails

• Biotin

• Folic Acid

• Cobalamin

• Niacin

Who discovered the first vitamin B?

• B.C.P Jansen

• Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins

• Elmer Vernon McCollum

• Casimir Funk

The natural, plant-synthesized dietary source of vitamin K is _________.

• Phylloquinone

• Menaquinone

• Menadione

• VItamin K2

____________, an entirely synthetic molecule with vitamin K activity, was developed in the 1940s and called (at the time) vitamin K3.

• Phylloquinone

• Menaquinone

• Menadione

• Phylloquanone