All the Following Statements Are True About Vitamin B12 Except

question 76

Multiple Choice

All the following statements are true about vitamin B12 except that

• A)its naturally occurring form is found only in foods from animal sources.
• B)the ability to absorb this vitamin increases with age.
• C)it requires intrinsic factor for absorption to occur.
• D)when deficient, pernicious anemia may result.

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Definitions:

Chi-squared Test

An analytical test designed to evaluate whether there's a significant discrepancy between frequencies observed and those anticipated in various categories.

Contingency Table

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Nominal Data

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Squared Difference

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