Study the following list of deficiency symptoms in animals; use it to answer the questions below I. Loss of appetite and weight; II. Delayed healing of woun...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Biology - 2006 (Objective) Subject: Biology

Question 1 Report

Study the following list of deficiency symptoms in animals; use it to answer the questions below
I. Loss of appetite and weight; II. Delayed healing of wounds; III. Rickets; IV Sterility in animals
V Failure of blood to clot; VI. Night blindness


Which of the following deficiencies is caused by lack of vitamin A

Answer Details
The deficiency caused by the lack of vitamin A is night blindness (VI). Vitamin A is essential for the production of rhodopsin, which is a pigment in the retina of the eye that is responsible for vision in low light conditions. Deficiency of vitamin A leads to a decreased production of rhodopsin, which results in night blindness. The other deficiencies listed are caused by other nutrient deficiencies: I - protein deficiency, II - vitamin C deficiency, III - vitamin D and calcium deficiency, IV - iodine deficiency, and V - vitamin K deficiency.

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