F3 Biology (minerals and vitamins)

What is the function of Iron?

• For growth and repair of connective tissues

• Promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphate

• A component of bones and teeth

• A component of haemoglobin

Rickets in children may result with deficiency in

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

• Calcium

Match the following minerals and vitamins and their corresponding deficiency diseases.

• Anaemia

• Vitamins C

• Scurvy

• Calcium

• Night blindness

• Iron

• Osteoporosis

• Vitamins A

It is essential to take mineral and vitamin supplements to keep our body healthy.

• True

• False

Vegetables and fruits containing an orange pigment called ________ can be converted to vitamin A in our liver.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Lipid-soluble vitamins

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(b) Water-soluble vitamins

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin K

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin E

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin A