Match the correct answer with the appropriate term.

_______ 1. The alcohol form of vitamin A
_______ 2. Promotes vision
_______ 3. Blindness caused by severe vitamin A deficiency
_______ 4. Green pigment of plants
_______ 5. Abnormal drying of the skin due to vitamin A deficiency
_______ 6. Vitamin A precursor found in plants
_______ 7. Another name for vitamin D
_______ 8. Disease characterized by bowed legs and beaded ribs
_______ 9. Soft bones caused by Vitamin D deficiency in adults
_______ 10. A vitamin D-dependent transport protein
_______ 11. Defends the body against free radicals
_______ 12. Breaking open of red blood cells due to vitamin E deficiency
_______ 13. Food source rich in vitamin E
_______ 14. A subgroup of vitamin E
_______ 15. Substance that promotes blood clotting
_______ 16. Hereditary disease not caused or cured by vitamin K
_______ 17. Kills vitamin K-producing bacteria in the intestine
_______ 18. Calcium-binding protein in bones
_______ 19. Vitamin K1
_______ 20. Food source of vitamin K


a. Xerosis
b. Rickets
c. Chlorophyll
d. Tocopherols
e. Beta-carotene
f. Vitamin A
g. Vitamin E
h. Vitamin K
i. Calciferol
j. Hemophilia
k. Antibiotics
l. Osteomalacia
m. Calbindin
n. Xerophthalmia
o. Osteocalcin
p. Phylloquinone
q. Wheat germ oil
r. Erythrocyte hemolysis
s. Cabbage
t. Retinol


1. The alcohol form of vitamin A
ANSWER: t
2. Promotes vision
ANSWER: f
3. Blindness caused by severe vitamin A deficiency
ANSWER: n
4. Green pigment of plants
ANSWER: c
5. Abnormal drying of the skin due to vitamin A deficiency
ANSWER: a
6. Vitamin A precursor found in plants
ANSWER: e
7. Another name for vitamin D
ANSWER: i
8. Disease characterized by bowed legs and beaded ribs
ANSWER: b
9. Soft bones caused by Vitamin D deficiency in adults
ANSWER: l
10. A vitamin D-dependent transport protein
ANSWER: m
11. Defends the body against free radicals
ANSWER: g
12. Breaking open of red blood cells due to vitamin E deficiency
ANSWER: r
13. Food source rich in vitamin E
ANSWER: q
14. A subgroup of vitamin E
ANSWER: d
15. Substance that promotes blood clotting
ANSWER: h
16. Hereditary disease not caused or cured by vitamin K
ANSWER: j
17. Kills vitamin K-producing bacteria in the intestine
ANSWER: k
18. Calcium-binding protein in bones
ANSWER: o
19. Vitamin K1
ANSWER: p
20. Food source of vitamin K
ANSWER: s

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