Vitamins Worksheet
1. Which vitamin has the deficiency called scurvy
a. Vitamin K
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin B1
d. Vitamin B6
2. List the 6 characteristics of water soluble vitamins?
a. Dissolves into water, excreted in the urine, minimal storage in the body, deficiency
symptoms develop more quickly, needed daily in the diet, toxicity unlikely
3. What is the function of Thiamin (B1) in the body and what is it deficiency called?
a. Converts pyruvate and alcohol to acetyl CoA
b. Beri Beri
4. What is the function of Riboflavin (B2) in the body and what is its deficiency called?
a. Role in energy metabolism, FAD carrier of hydrogen in the ETC
b. Ariboflavinosis
5. What is the function of Niacin (B3) in the body and what is its deficiency called? What are
symptoms of this deficiency?
a. Energy metabolism and NAD carrier of hydrogen in ETC
b. Pellagra
c. Dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, death
6. What is the function of Vitamin B6? What is a major symptom if too much is consumed?
a. Coenzyme with amino acid metabolism
b. Neuropathy (nerves aren’t functioning properly)
7. What is the function of Folacin? What is a symptom of deficiency, especially in pregnant
women?
a. DNA synthesis and new cell production
b. Anemia and neural tube defect
8. What is the function of Vitamin 12 and what is its deficiency called?
a. DNA synthesis and healthy nerve function
b. Pernicious Anemia
9. What are the four important functions of Vitamin A?
a. Night vision, cell differentiation, support growth, antioxidant
10. What is the plant source of vitamin A called?
a. Beta Carotene
11. What is the animal source of vitamin A called? What is a major difference between the two?
a. Retinoids or preformed vitamin A
b. Retinoids are toxic, carotenoids are not
12. Does high intake of carotenoids protect against cancer?
a. Yes, the antioxidant role
b. It can increase lung cancer in smokers as well