JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: BIOMOLECULES

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Consider the following statements regarding vitamins.

I. Vitamins are the organic compounds required in small amounts in the diet but their deficiency causes specific disease.

II. Vitamins cannot be synthesised by plant but our body can synthesise them.

III. Vitamins are necessary to perform the specific biological functions for the normal maintenance of optimum growth and health of the organism.

Select the false statement about the vitamins and choose the correct option.

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Correct option: B

Only II

Option B (Only II) is correct because plants can synthesize most vitamins, and the human body can synthesize some vitamins, contradicting statement II.

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