Vitamins are defined as organic substances that are required by an organism in amounts that are small compared to things like carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids or fats. Which statement about the function of these vitamins is INCORRECT?
A). Vitamins often function as coenzymes.
B). The compounds that function as vitamins in animals often serve the same function in plants.
C). Most plants need to obtain vitamins from their environment.
D). Deficiencies in a particular vitamin will appear as specific symptoms associated with the function of the vitamin.
E). Animals acquire vitamins from their diet, but some can be derived from symbionts or as a metabolic product of solar energy
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C). Most plants need to obtain vitamins from their environment.
Most vitamins are used as coenzymes. Vitamin D is a notable exception; it is a hormone.
Vitamins are used in functions not found in plants. Vitamin C stabilizes collagen which is not present in plants.
Vitamin deficiency syndromes are well recognized.
Gut bacteria produce some vitamins and solar energy is a direct reference to vitamin D.
C is the correct answer.-