An Essential Nutrient Is One That

question 22

Multiple Choice

An essential nutrient is one that

• A) a person must consume upon awakening each day.
• B) must be obtained from the diet to sustain life.
• C) sustains life, but is not necessarily obtained from the diet.
• D) may not be required under certain conditions.

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Definitions:

Transformation

A thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance, often used in the context of chemical reactions.

Reagents

Chemical substances used in reactions to cause a transformation or detect the presence of another substance.

Transformation

A process by which the genetic material of an organism is altered by the integration of new DNA, especially relevant in genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology.

Reagents

Materials or chemicals introduced into a system to initiate or participate in a chemical process.