A vitamin is an organic molecule that is an essential micronutrient that an organism needs in small quantities for the proper functioning of its metabolism.
There are 13 essential vitamins that our body need. They are categorized into
1. Water soluble
2. Fat soluble
Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water, which means these vitamins and nutrients dissolve quickly in the body. Unlike fat-soluble vitamins, water-soluble vitamins are carried to the body?s tissues, but the body cannot store them.
Water-soluble vitamins are Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B12, B6, B7 & B9 and Vitamin C.
Fat-soluble vitamins are soluble in fats. They are absorbed by fat globules that travel through the small intestines and into the general blood circulation within the body. Unlike water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body when they are not in use.
Fat-soluble vitamins are - Vitamin A, D, E and K.
Lysogeny can result in all of the following except Immunity to reinfection by any phage. Lysogeny means phage DNA is incorporated in Host cell DNA.
The part of neuron where information is acquired is called as Neuron.
Myopia is a disease connected with eyes. Myopia is also called as Nearsightedness.
All of the following are true of neurons except that they are a very specialized form of connective tissue.
All enzymes have the same shape as their substrates is the FALSE statement regarding enzymes.
Nutritional genomics is a science studying the effects of food and food constituents on gene expression and the relationship between human genome, nutrition and health. It is also known as nutrigenomics. It also studies how genetic variations affect the nutritional environment.
Vitamins are indispensable for the maintenance of optimal health is the only statement that is true about vitamins.
Corneas are only tissues that don?t have blood vessels. Tissues are the level cellular organization in the human body which lies between cells and a complete organ. Tissues of similar cells group together to form an organ.
There are four types of tissues. They are :
Epithelial,
Connective,
Muscular, and
Nervous tissue.
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