Micronutrients - Vitamins

Question 1

What do vitamins do?

Answer 1

Regulate cell function, growth, and development.

Question 2

Which vitamins are fat soluble?

Answer 2

Vitamins A, D, E, and K.

Question 3

Which vitamins are water soluble?

Answer 3

Vitamins B and C.

Question 4

What are the characteristics of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K? (3 points)

Answer 4

• Do not dissolve in water.
• Not easy to eliminate from the body if they are excess (toxic).
• Can come from food, but A, D, and K are produced by the body as well.

Question 5

What are the characteristics of water soluble vitamins B and C? (2 points)

Answer 5

• Cannot be stored in the body and are readily excreted by the body.
• Must be replenished daily by diet.