Vitamins

t, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.
13. Any small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme.
15. A lack of adequate nourishment.
17. A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant; a saccharide.
18. A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
19. A disease, with skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency.
Vertically:
2. Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
3. The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
6. In nutrition, one of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.
9. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed in living organisms.
12. A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA.
14. An instance of material which may be used as food.
16. Constituent of vitamin D2.


Test to the A - Levels text:
1. . . . have hormone-like functions as regulators of mineral metabolism.
a) vitamin E
b) vitamin K
c) vitamin D
2. Deficiencies of . . . can cause rickets in children and oseomalacia in adults.
a) vitamin E
b) vitamin D
c) vitamin K
3. Most people have recognition that . . . prevents scurvy.
a) vitamin A
b) vitamin B
c) vitamin C
4. . . . is found in vegetable oil, green leafy vegetables, wheat germ, egg yolk, butter and liver.
a) vitamin E
b