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Vitamins Compressed
Vitamins Compressed
SL
&
HL
Questions
on
Vitamins
1.
Vitamin
K
is
the
name
given
to
a
particular
group
of
vitamins.
They
are
found
mainly
in
leafy
green
vegetables
such
as
spinach,
broccoli
and
cabbage.
Vitamin
K1
has
the
chemical
name
phylloquinone.
It
structure
is
shown
below.
State and explain whether vitamin K1 will be fat-‐soluble or water-‐soluble.
2.
Find
out
what
you
can
about
vitamin
B12.
You
should
state
a
good
source
of
vitamin
B12,
what
essential
mineral
element
it
contains,
what
its
function
in
the
body
is
and
what
disease
is
caused
by
a
lack
or
deficiency
of
vitamin
B12.
3.
(a)
Complete
the
following
table
listing
the
deficiency
caused
by
lack
of
the
following
vitamins.
Vitamin Deficiency
xerophthalmia
vitamin D (calciferol)
(b)
Explain
why
using
sunblock
to
protect
against
skin
cancer
can
cause
a
deficiency
in
vitamin
D.
Dr Geoffrey Neuss, InThinking
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