Vitamins and Minerals

Question 1

What is the other name for Vitamin B2?

Answer 1

Riboflavin

Question 2

A deficiency of which vitamin during pregnancy is associated with birth defects such as neural tube defects?

Answer 2

Vitamin B9 (Folate or folic acid)

Question 3

What is the other name for Vitamin B1?

Answer 3

Thiamine

Question 4

How many vitamins are required by human metabolism?

Answer 4

13

Question 5

What mineral is the fifth most abundant element in the human body (after oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen)?

Answer 5

Calcium

Question 6

Which 2 vitamins can the human body synthesize?

Answer 6

Vitamins D and K

Question 7

Beta-carotene is a form of which vitamin?

Answer 7

Vitamin A

Question 8

What mineral, found in fruits and vegetables, is most commonly associated with bananas?

Answer 8

Potassium

Question 9

What are the 5 major minerals in the human body?

Answer 9

Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and magnesium

Question 10

What vitamin is also known as pantothenic acid?

Answer 10

Vitamin B5

Question 11

What vitamins are water-soluble and therefore need to be consumed daily?

Answer 11

Vitamin C and the B vitamins (A, D, E, and K are fat-soluble and can be stored)

Question 12

What mineral, noted for helping cell growth and your immune system, is typically sourced from meats, nuts, and legumes?

Answer 12

Zinc

Question 13

A deficiency of which vitamin can lead to pellagra?

Answer 13

Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Question 14

What disease is caused by a Vitamin B3 (Niacin) deficiency?

Answer 14

Pellagra

Question 15

What mineral is common found in red meat but also beans, whole grains, leafy green vegetables, and dried fruits?

Answer 15

Iron

Question 16

What vitamin, also known as cobalamin, is the largest and most structurally complex vitamin?

Answer 16

Vitamin B12

Question 17

What are the four basic organic elements?

Answer 17

Oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen

Question 18

How many different B vitamins are there?

Answer 18

8

Question 19

What vitamin is commonly found in animal products (meat, milk, eggs, and fish) but not in vegetables, requiring vegans to eat fortified foods or supplements?

Answer 19

Vitamin B12

Question 20

What mineral, because of its interaction with phosphate, is found in all enzymes using or synthesizing ATP and those that use other nucleotides to synthesize DNA and RNA?

Answer 20

Magnesium

Question 21

What disease is caused by a Vitamin C deficiency?

Answer 21

Scurvy

Question 22

What vitamin is also known as niacin?

Answer 22

Vitamin B3

Question 23

What disease is caused by a Vitamin D deficiency?

Answer 23

Rickets (and osteomalacia)

Question 24

What vitamin is also known as ascorbic acid?

Answer 24

Vitamin C

Question 25

What vitamin is also known as thiamine?

Answer 25

Vitamin B1

Question 26

Which 2 minerals are systemic electrolytes and essential in coregulating ATP?

Answer 26

Sodium and potassium

Question 27

What element is commonly added to table salt to help prevent deficiencies?

Answer 27

Iodine

Question 28

What fat-soluble vitamin is found in fish, liver and dairy product as well as orange and ripe yellow fruits and vegetables, and leafy vegetables such as spinach?

Answer 28

Vitamin A

Question 29

What vitamin is synthesized in the skin from cholesterol through a chemical reaction that is dependent on UVB exposure?

Answer 29

Vitamin D

Question 30

What vitamin is given routinely to newborns as an injection?

Answer 30

Vitamin K

Question 31

What vitamin is also known as folic acid or folate?

Answer 31

Vitamin B9

Question 32

What vitamin is required for complete synthesis of certain proteins that are prerequisites for blood coagulation?

Answer 32

Vitamin K

Question 33

A deficiency of which vitamin can lead to night blindness?

Answer 33

Vitamin A

Question 34

What trace element is required for the synthesis of thyroid hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine, and to prevent goiter?

Answer 34

Iodine

Question 35

What mineral is commonly found in dairy products and leafy green vegetables such as broccoli?

Answer 35

Calcium

Question 36

What is the other name for Vitamin C?

Answer 36

Ascorbic acid

Question 37

What is the other name for Vitamin B3?

Answer 37

Niacin

Question 38

What vitamin is also known as biotin?

Answer 38

Vitamin B7

Question 39

A deficiency of which vitamin can lead to beriberi?

Answer 39

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

Question 40

What vitamin is responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate?

Answer 40

Vitamin D

Question 41

What vitamin is also known as riboflavin?

Answer 41

Vitamin B2

Question 42

A deficiency of which vitamin can lead to rickets and osteomalacia?

Answer 42

Vitamin D

Question 43

What term is used to describe a deficiency of sodium in the body?

Answer 43

Hyponatremia (an excess of sodium is hypernatremia)

Question 44

What is the severe and chronic form of Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) deficiency?

Answer 44

Beriberi

Question 45

What element is the sixth most abundant element in the human body and an essential component of DNA, RNA, and ATP?

Answer 45

Phosphorus

Question 46

What vitamin is found in fruits and vegetables, particularly citrus fruits and bell peppers?

Answer 46

Vitamin C

Question 47

What vitamin is also known as pyridoxine?

Answer 47

Vitamin B6

Question 48

A deficiency of which vitamin can lead to scurvy?

Answer 48

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)

Question 49

What vitamin is actually a group of fat-soluble secosteroids including cholecalciferol?

Answer 49

Vitamin D (cholecalciferol is D3)

Question 50

What is the other name for Vitamin B9?

Answer 50

Folic acid or folate

Question 51

What trace element is required for many proteins and enzymes, notably hemoglobin to prevent anemia?

Answer 51

Iron

Question 52

What trace mineral is usable by animals only after having been processed into complex molecules (such as vitamin B12) by bacteria?

Answer 52

Cobalt

Question 53

What vitamin's forms include retinol, retinal, and retinoic acid?

Answer 53

Vitamin A