CSEC Human and Social Biology · January 2009 · Paper 2 · Question 6(c)
Explain how prolonged deficiency of dietary calcium affects the human body.
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- 6(a)(i)Name one water-soluble vitamin and one fat-soluble vitamin.[2 marks]
- 6(a)(ii)Identify the vitamin whose deficiency results in night blindness.[1 mark]
- 6(b)(i)Identify the main end-product of carbohydrate digestion.[1 mark]
- 6(b)(ii)State what happens within the body to the excess end-product of carbohydrate digestion.[2 marks]
- 6(b)(iii)Suggest one disease that may develop as a consequence of Mr Henry's sedentary lifestyle and excessive carbohydrate intake.[1 mark]
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