Which of the following is True?a. Most fat-soluble vitamins serve as coenzymes.b. Water-soluble vitamins are vitamin C and the B complex vitamins.c. Water soluble vitamins accumulate in adipose tissue.d. Most vitamins can be synthesized by the body.

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Q: Which of these could be absorbed directly without need ofdigestion?a. glucose d. nucleic acidb. fat…

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A: Answer is c.)  energy storage for some hormones.

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A: Answer is a.) can be produced by the body.

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Q: Which of these does insulin do? A. It helps the intestines digest glucose. B. It helps glucose enter…

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Q: which of the following is true of bile?

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Q: Which molecule below is readily converted to ATP in muscle?   A. glycogen   B. phospho-creatine…

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