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VITAMINS QUIZ

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

is an organic compound, essential in

small amounts for the proper functioning of

the human body, that must be obtained from

dietary sources because the body cannot

synthesize it.

(a)  

2.

Which of the following are water-soluble vitamins:

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin B6

c)

Niacin

d)

Riboflavin

e)

Vitamin E

3.

It is absorbed directly into the blood?

a)

Fat Soluble

b)

Water Soluble

4.

It first enters the lymph system?

a)

Fat soluble

b)

Water soluble

5.

Water soluble vitamins tend to remain in fat-storage sites

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following is more likely to reach toxic levels when taken in as supplements?

a)

Vitamin B6

b)

Thiamin

c)

Vitamin A

d)

Vitamin B12

7.

Which of the following is needed on frequent doses?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin B6

d)

Vitamin E

8.

Which of the following may not function as coenzymes?

a)

Vitamin B6

b)

Thiamin

c)

Riboflavin

d)

Folate

e)

Vitamin E

9.

Which of the following may require travelling with protein carriers?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin B6

c)

Vitamin B12

d)

Panthothenic Acid

e)

Vitamin D

10.

Situation:

An Astronaut must remain unexposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. This deprives them of a certain vitamin required for the maintenance and strengthening of bones. The following Vitamin being mentioned is a?

a)

Fat-soluble, Vitamin D

b)

Water soluble, Vitamin D

c)

Fat soluble, Vitamin A

d)

Water Soluble, Vitamin A

11.

The reduced for of Vitamin C is known as (a)   .

12.

Vitamin B1 is also known as (a)   .

13.

Vitamin B3 is also known as (a)   .


(State the 3 other forms according to the following order, "in, acid, amide")

14.

Vitamin B5 is also known as (a)   .

15.

Vitamin B12 is also known as (a)   .

16.

The 1)_________________ for vitamins in the body is their

2)_______________________, to which they are converted

once they obtained from food through digestion.

a)

Enzyme Cofactor Form

b)

Active Form

c)

Inactive Form

d)

Freeform

17.

The name thiamin comes from “thio”, which

means “ (a)  

18.

What is the compound structure being shown here?


Description:

the structure involves three fused six-membered

rings (two of which contain nitrogen) with the

monosaccharide ribose attached to the middle ring.

(a)  

19.

Flavin means (a)   in latin.

20.

Vitamin B3 first described in 1873, prepared by oxidizing nicotine using nitric acid; hence the name (a)   .

21.

Nicotinamide comes in two forms. What is the complete name of NAD?

(a)  

22.

Pantothenic acid comes from the Greek word

“ (a)   ” which means “from everywhere.”

23.

True or False:

Coenzyme A (CoA) one of the least used of all vitamin B coenzymes, contains pantothenic acid as part of it’s structure.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Pantothenic acid has 2 parts. What are these two parts? _____________ and __________________

(a)  

25.

Vitamin B9 is also known as (a)   .


State the two examples in the following order, (ate, acid)

26.

Vitamin B7 is also known as (a)   .

27.

Vitamins can be synthesized by the human body.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which of the following is NOT a fat-soluble vitamin?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin K

c)

Vitamin E

d)

Vitamin C

29.

SCURVY

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

30.

Pellagra

a)

B1

b)

B2

c)

B3

d)

B4