Multiple choice

What is NOT a reason that vitamins sometimes need to be made synthetically for humans?

  1. not all vitamins are found in natural resources

  2. the natural food source may not be readily available

  3. harvesting its source may be too expensive

  4. over-harvesting its source may damage the environment
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Explanation

Most vitamins found in nature can be extracted; synthetic production is usually chosen for cost, consistency, environmental impact, or availability, not because they do not exist in nature.

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