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Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet role of vitamins functions and principal sources of vitamins and minerals digestive disorders

Insufficient quantity of vitamins in diet affect directly formation of all except 

  1. NAD

  2. FAD

  3. Flavin mononucleoide

  4. Lipids
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide is a co-enzyme. It is required for the fundamental biological process that make life possible. It is called dinucleotide because it consists of two nucleotides joined together through their phosphate groups.

So, the correct option is 'NAD'.

Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet role of vitamins functions and principal sources of vitamins and minerals digestive disorders need for nutrients

Which of the following vitamins are water soluble?

  1. Vit A, Vit B

  2. Vit B, Vit C

  3. Vit C, Vit D

  4. Vit A, Vit C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Vitamins which can dissolve in water are called water-soluble vitamins. Water-soluble vitamins include vitamin-C and vitamin-B because they remove the toxins from our body through urine. Therefore, they are not stored in our body and should be taken on a daily basis through the food we eat.
So, the correct option is 'Vit-B, Vit-C'
Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet role of vitamins functions and principal sources of vitamins and minerals digestive disorders

Vitamins are - 

  1. Inorganic substances and can't be synthesized by animals.

  2. Inorganic substances and can be synthesized by animals.

  3. Organic substances which cannot mostly be synthesized by animals.

  4. Organic substances which can mostly be synthesized by animals.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Vitamins are the organic substances that can not be synthesized by animals and obtained through diet. Examples are vitamin A, B, C, D, E, K.
So, the correct option is C.
Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet role of vitamins functions and principal sources of vitamins and minerals digestive disorders need for nutrients

Which of the following vitamins is an main antioxidant?

  1. $A$
  2. $B _6$
  3. $D$
  4. $K$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The three major antioxidant vitamins are beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E. Beta carotene is an antioxidant that gets converted to vitamin A and plays a very important role in health. It's responsible for the red, yellow, and orange coloration of some fruits and veggies.

Vitamin A acts as an antioxidant within the body that scavenges harmful oxygen free radicals.
So, the correct answer is 'A'.

Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet role of vitamins functions and principal sources of vitamins and minerals digestive disorders need for nutrients

Which is not shown by vitamins?

  1. Digestion

  2. Metabolism

  3. Growth

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vitamins are accessory food factors, which are required in small quantity for controlling metabolism and body functioning. Vitamins are of two types- fat soluble (A, D, E, K) and water soluble (B and C). Vitamins like minerals are not digested but directly absorbed from ingested food. They play role in metabolism and growth.

Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet role of vitamins functions and principal sources of vitamins and minerals digestive disorders need for nutrients

Beri-Beri, Scurvy and Rickets are respectively caused by deficiency of

  1. Vitamin B, D and C

  2. Vitamin B, C and D

  3. Vitamin D, B and A

  4. Vitamin A, D and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Deficiency diseases are diseases which are caused due to deficiency of a critical nutrient in diet. The nutrient cannot be synthesized in body and must be present in diet. Scurvy, Rickets and Beriberi are some of the common deficiency diseases in man. Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of vitamin C. The common symptoms are bleeding gums, loose teeth, anaemia, painful and swollen joints, delayed healing of wound, and emaciation. Beriberi is caused due to deficiency of vitamin B$ _{1}$. Its symptoms are loss of appetite. Fatigue, muscle atrophy paralysis, mental confusion, cardiac oedema. Rickets is caused due to deficiency of vitamin D and minerals like phosphorous and calcium in children. Its symptoms are defective mineralization or calcification of bones potentially leading to fractures and deformity.

Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet role of vitamins functions and principal sources of vitamins and minerals digestive disorders need for nutrients

A good source of vitamins of B groups is 

  1. Carrot

  2. Fish oil

  3. Germinated seeds

  4. Egg yolk
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

  • A vitamin is an organic molecule that is an essential micronutrient that an organism needs in small quantities for the proper functioning of its metabolism. 
  • Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized in the organism, either at all or not in sufficient quantities, and therefore must be obtained through the diet.
  • Best food sources of vitamin B:     Whole grains (brown rice, barley, millet)
                                                         Germinated seeds.
                                                         Eggs and dairy products (milk, cheese)
                                                             Legumes (beans, lentils) etc.
    • Sprouting is the natural germination process by which seeds or spores put out shoots, plants produce new leaves or buds, or other newly developing parts experience further growth. Hence, A good source of vitamins of B groups is Germinated seeds.
    So, the correct answer is 'germinated seeds'.

    Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet role of vitamins functions and principal sources of vitamins and minerals digestive disorders need for nutrients

    The vitamin which can be synthesized in the gut by bacterial action is

    1. Vitamin B$ _1$
    2. B$ _2$
    3. Vitamin B$ _{12}$

    4. All of the above
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    D Correct answer
    Explanation

    In the large intestine, water is absorbed into the blood as the waste materials move through the colon. The symbiotic bacteria such as E. coli and Streptococcus faecalis, normally residing in the healthy human colon, feed on protein contents of chyle breaking them into amino acids which are absorbed into the blood. The colon bacteria also synthesize vitamins B1, B2, biotin, folic acid and K which are absorbed. They also convert bile pigments into brown pigments which give colour to faeces. 

    Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

    Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet role of vitamins functions and principal sources of vitamins and minerals digestive disorders need for nutrients

    Vitamin stored in liver is 

    1. Vitamin D

    2. Vitamin K

    3. Vitamin E

    4. All of the above
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    D Correct answer
    Explanation
    • A vitamin is an organic molecule that is an essential micronutrient that an organism needs in small quantities for the proper functioning of its metabolism.
    • Fat-soluble vitamins(A, D and K) are stored in different organs of the body and especially in the liver.
    • Vitamin A, VitaminK and Vitamin E are stored in the liver because they are fat soluble vitamins.
    • So, the correct answer is 'All the above'.