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Leaving Cert Home Economics: Vitamins

How often Vitamins comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 9 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

OL Asked on 7 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Vitamins, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Vitamins.

(a)The fat soluble vitamins are?
  1. B, C and D
  2. A, D, E and K
  3. C, E and K
(b)Vitamin needed for the absorption of calcium?
  1. Vitamin K
  2. Vitamin C
  3. Vitamin D
(c)Deficiency disease caused by a lack of vitamin D in children?
  1. Rickets
  2. Anaemia
  3. Scurvy
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(a) A, D, E and K

(b) Vitamin D

(c) Rickets

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Vitamins.

Higher Level

Asked on 9 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026A3
2025A4
2024A2, Q2
2023Q1
2022Q1
2021A3
2019Q2
2018A2
2017Not asked
2016A4, Q2

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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Vitamins, 3 marks

B vitamin advised before and in early pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects?

  1. Thiamine
  2. Niacin
  3. Folic acid
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Folic acid

400 micrograms a day is advised for any woman who could become pregnant, because the neural tube closes in the first few weeks.

Vitamins, 2 marks

Vitamin that acts as an antioxidant, found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds?

  1. Vitamin B12
  2. Vitamin E
  3. Vitamin K
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Vitamin E

Vitamin E protects cell membranes from damage by oxidation. Being fat-soluble, it is found in oily plant foods.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 7 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026A4
2025Q1
2024A2
2023Not asked
2022Not asked
2021Not asked
2019A2
2018A2
2017Q1
2016A3, A5

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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Vitamins, 2 marks

Name the fat soluble vitamins.

  1. B, C and D
  2. A, B and C
  3. A, D, E and K
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A, D, E and K

They dissolve in fat and can be stored in the body, so a daily supply is not needed the way it is for vitamin C.

Vitamins, 2 marks

Which vitamin is needed so the body can absorb calcium?

  1. Vitamin K
  2. Vitamin D
  3. Vitamin C
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Vitamin D

Without vitamin D the calcium from food cannot be taken in, so it never reaches the bones and teeth.

Vitamins, 2 marks

Vitamin found in oranges, blackcurrants and peppers?

  1. Vitamin C
  2. Vitamin D
  3. Vitamin A
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Vitamin C

Fruit and vegetables are the main source of vitamin C. It is needed for healthy gums, skin and blood vessels.

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