What Effect Does Taking Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Prior to Competition

question 37

Multiple Choice

What effect does taking vitamin and mineral supplements prior to competition have on athletic performance?

• A) insignificant, there's little time to be combined with appropriate substances
• B) improves performance, athletes tend to be deficient in vitamins and minerals
• C) inhibits energy usage, supplements are difficult to digest during activity
• D) enhances endurance, vitamins have enough time to activate

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Definitions:

Golgi Apparatus

A cell organelle involved in the modification, sorting, and packaging of proteins and lipids for secretion or use within the cell.

Glycoproteins

Proteins that have carbohydrate groups attached to the polypeptide chain, involved in many biological processes.

Lipoproteins

Lipoproteins are particles made of lipids and proteins that transport fats around the body in the blood.

Golgi Apparatus

An organelle found in most eukaryotic cells, involved in modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids for secretion or delivery to other organelles.