Which Statement Regarding Vitamin C Is True?​

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding vitamin C is true?​

• A)A lack of the vitamin results in beriberi.
• B)It inhibits iron absorption.
• C)​It prevents the common cold.
• D)​It helps to produce carnitine.
• E)​An excess of the vitamin can result in gallstones.

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Definitions:

Bioprospecting

The search for plant and animal species from which medicinal drugs and other commercially valuable compounds can be obtained.

Biopiracy

The practice of commercially exploiting naturally occurring genetic material or biochemicals by obtaining patents that restrict their general use, often without compensating the indigenous peoples or countries from which they are taken.

Biocolonialism

The exploitation of biological resources of developing countries by Western pharmaceutical or biotechnological companies without fair compensation.

Patriarchal Society

A societal structure where men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.