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In CHNOPS, which element does the letter P stand for?Read the answer and worked solution →What makes a nutrient essential for humans?Read the answer and worked solution →Apart from giving energy, macronutrients are used for what?Read the answer and worked solution →The body can convert which amino acid into niacin?Read the answer and worked solution →Ancient Egyptians fed what to help treat night blindness?Read the answer and worked solution →Why must water-soluble vitamins be eaten regularly?Read the answer and worked solution →A navy crew fed only white rice in 1884 developed which disease?Read the answer and worked solution →

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In CHNOPS, which element does the letter P stand for?

  1. Sodium
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Potassium
  4. Platinum
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Correct answer: B. Phosphorus

1. The question asks about: In CHNOPS, which element does the letter P stand for? 2. Correct answer: Phosphorus. carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulphur, summarized as CHNOPS... 3. Why the others fail: CHNOPS has carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulphur. _Source: Wikipedia, Nutrient, Macronutrients_

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What makes a nutrient essential for humans?

  1. It gives bulk energy
  2. Diet must supply it
  3. It is a plant product
  4. It is a mineral only
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Correct answer: B. Diet must supply it

1. The question asks about: What makes a nutrient essential for humans? 2. Correct answer: Diet must supply it. An essential nutrient is a nutrient required for normal physiological function that cannot be synthesized in the body... 3. Why the others fail: The body cannot make it in sufficient quantity. _Source: Wikipedia, Nutrient, Essential nutrients_

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Apart from giving energy, macronutrients are used for what?

  1. Tissue growth and repair
  2. Cooling the blood supply
  3. Preventing water loss
  4. Producing body pigments
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Correct answer: A. Tissue growth and repair

1. The question asks about: Apart from giving energy, macronutrients are used for what? 2. Correct answer: Tissue growth and repair. primarily used to generate energy or to incorporate into tissues for growth and repair... 3. Why the others fail: They are incorporated into tissues. _Source: Wikipedia, Nutrient, Macronutrients_

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