Question

The vitamin which is essential for blood clotting is
A.Vitamin-A
B.Vitamin-B
C.Vitamin-C
D.Vitamin-K

Answer 1

Hint: A vitamin is the organic molecule which is the essential micronutrient. Vitamins are needed by the people in small quantities for the proper functioning of the metabolism. These nutrients are not synthesized in the body, so they must be obtained from the diet.

Complete answer:
1.Vitamin-A –
Vitamin-A is an unsaturated organic compound.
 Vitamin-A includes retinol, retinal and several provitamin A carotenoids.
Vitamin A is important for the growth and the development, for the good vision and for the maintenance of the immune system.
 Vitamin-A is the fat soluble vitamin. Vitamin-A is found in many foods such as liver turkey, ghee, sweet potato, butter, mango, etc.
 The deficiency of the Vitamin-A causes night blindness.
2.Vitamin-B –
Vitamin-B are the water soluble vitamins.
 These vitamins play an important role in the cell metabolism and the synthesis of red blood cells.
Vitamin-B is found in the foods such as dairy products, meat, eggs, legumes,etc.
 The deficiency of Vitamin-B causes the disease Beri-Beri.
3.Vitamin-C –
Vitamin-C is also called as the ascorbic acid and ascorbate.
Vitamin-C involved in the repair of tissues, enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters, functioning of several enzymes and also involved in the functioning of the immune system.
 It also functions as an antioxidant.
 Vitamin-C can be found in the various food items like lemon, orange, etc.
 The deficiency of the Vitamin-C causes the disease called Scurvy.
4.Vitamin-K –
Vitamin-K is the fat soluble vitamin.
The vitamin-K plays an important role in the coagulation of blood or in blood clot formation.
 Vitamin-K can be found in various food items like spinach, kale, broccoli, carrots, etc.
Therefore, it has been clear from the above discussion that the vitamin which is essential for blood clotting is Vitamin-K.

Hence the correct answer is option(D)

Note: The term vitamin is derived from the word ‘vitamin’. The word vitamin was coined by the Polish biochemist Casimir Funk in 1912. Each vitamin has multiple functions. Anti-vitamins are the chemical compounds that inhibit the actions of vitamins.