NUTRI 100 - Week 5: Vitamins and Minerals. Questions and Answers.

NUTRI 100 - Week 5: Vitamins and Minerals. Questions and Answers. Questi NUTRI 100 WEEK 5 1 / 1 point Fatigue, brittle nails, and a sore tongue are all symptoms of iron deficiency and a condition called anemia. True False Question 2 1 / 1 point Pregnant women who smoke or abuse alcohol during their pregnancy often have folate deficiencies. True False Question 3 2 / 2 points What is the function of vitamin B1 (thiamin)? coenzyme; assists in glucose, fat, and protein metabolism, amino-acid synthesis coenzyme; amino acid synthesis, RNA, DNA, and red blood cell synthesis coenzyme: assists in glucose, fat, and protein metabolism, cholesterol and neurotransmitter synthesis coenzyme: assists in glucose metabolism, RNA, DNA, and ATP synthesis Question 4 2 / 2 points What is the function of vitamin B12 (cobalamin)? coenzyme; fat and protein catabolism, folate function, red-blood-cell synthesis coenzyme; amino acid synthesis, RNA, DNA, and red blood cell synthesis coenzyme; assists in glucose, fat, and protein metabolism, amino-acid synthesis coenzyme: assists in glucose, fat, and protein metabolism, cholesterol and neurotransmitter synthesis Question 5 2 / 2 points What is the function of the vitamin pyridoxine (vitamin B6)? coenzyme: assists in glucose, fat, and protein metabolism, electron carrier coenzyme; assists in amino-acid synthesis, neurotransmitter and hemoglobin synthesis coenzyme: assists in glucose, fat and carbohydrate metabolism, electron carrier, other B vitamins are dependent on coenzyme; fat and protein catabolism, folate function, red-blood-cell synthesis