Title: Study Unit 4 Quiz
Course: Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Q: Synthesis of vitamin A takes place in
- Blood
- Spleen
- Pancreas
- Liver
A: Liver

Q: Vitamin C is:
- Ascorbic acid
- Aspartic acid
- Lipoic acid
- Nicotinic acid
A: Ascorbic acid

Q: What sort of nutrient is cholesterol:
- Vitamin
- Fat
- Protein
- Carbohydate
A: Fat

Q: Deficieny of vitamin C causes:
- Anaemia
- Scurvy
- rickets
- xerophthalmia
A: Scurvy

Q: Earliest known vitamin is:
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin B1
- Vitamin K
A: Vitamin B1

Q: Synthesis of vitamin D with the help of sunlight takes place by:
- Skin
- liver
- adipose tissue
- gall bladder
A: Skin

Q: Water soluble vitamins are:
- Vitamins A, B and C
- Vitamins C and D
- Vitamins B and C
- None of the options
A: Vitamins B and C

Q: Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of:
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin K
- Vitamin A
A: Vitamin C

Q: All of the following statements about vitamin B3 (niacin) are true except:
- It helps to release energy in carbohydrates, fat, and protein
- It improves blood lipid levels
- Deficiency causes beriberi
- It is involved in the synthesis of sex hormones
A: Deficiency causes beriberi

Q: All of the following statements about omega-3 fatty acids are true except:
- They help to maintain healthy triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein
- They have significantly contributed to the obesity epidemic
- They are necessary for healthy infant growth and development
- They play an important role in the production of hormones that govern numerous metabolic and biological processes
A: They have significantly contributed to the obesity epidemic