Use the Following Table of the Contents of a Multivitamin

question 64

Multiple Choice

Use the following table of the contents of a multivitamin supplement and its % of recommended daily values (DV) to answer the following questions.
Dietary Supplement % DV

$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Dietary Supplement } & \% \text { DV } \\\text { Vitamin A } & 70 \\\text { Vitamin C } & 100 \\\text { Vitamin D } & 100 \\\text { Vitamin E } & 150 \\\text { Vitamin K } & 13 \\\text { Vitamin B1 } & 100 \\\text { Vitamin B2 } & 100 \\\text { Folic acid } & 100 \\\text { Vitamin B12 } & 417 \\\text { Calcium } & 20 \\\text { Phosphorus } & 5 \\\text { Iodine } & 100 \\\text { Magnesium } & 25 \\\text { Zinc } & 100 \\\text { Copper } & 100 \\\text { Chromium } & 125 \\\text { Molybdenum } & 100 \\\text { Iron } & 0 \\\text { Etc. } &\end{array}$
-Folic acid supplements have become especially important for pregnant women. Why?

• A)Folic acid supplies vitamins that pregnant women lose.
• B)The folic acid stored by pregnant women is removed from their circulation.
• C)The fetus makes high levels of folic acid.
• D)Folic acid deprivation is associated with neural tube abnormalities in a fetus.
• E)Folic acid deprivation is a cause of heart abnormalities in a newborn.

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