Question

use the text to compare and contrast vitamin d3 and vitamin d2. what people often refer to as vitamin d is actually a collective term for several forms of this vitamin. the two forms that are important to human health are vitamin d2 and vitamin d3. although vitamin d2 is made by plants and fungus, vitamin d3 is made in human skin when it is exposed to sunlight. besides sunlight exposure, humans can also get vitamin d3 by taking supplements made from lanolin, a waxy substance found in sheeps wool. vitamins d2 and d3 have some of the same health benefits. they both help the body absorb calcium. as such, they both help strengthen bones. however, unlike vitamin d2, vitamin d3 helps prevent rickets, a childhood disease that causes weakening of the bones. made by plants and fungus supplements are made from lanolin helps the body absorb calcium strengthens bones prevents rickets

Explanation:

• "Made by plants and fungus": Vitamin D2 is made by plants and fungus (text: "Although vitamin D2 is made by plants and fungus"), so check the box for Vitamin D2.
• "Supplements are made from lanolin": Vitamin D3 supplements are made from lanolin (text: "humans can also get vitamin D3 by taking supplements made from lanolin"), so check the box for Vitamin D3.
• "Helps the body absorb calcium": Both Vitamin D2 and D3 help the body absorb calcium (text: "They both help the body absorb calcium"), so check both boxes.
• "Strengthens bones": Both Vitamin D2 and D3 strengthen bones (text: "they both help strengthen bones"), so check both boxes.
• "Prevents rickets": Vitamin D3 helps prevent rickets (text: "vitamin D3 helps prevent rickets"), so check the box for Vitamin D3.

Answer:

• Made by plants and fungus: Vitamin D2
• Supplements are made from lanolin: Vitamin D3
• Helps the body absorb calcium: Vitamin D3, Vitamin D2
• Strengthens bones: Vitamin D3, Vitamin D2
• Prevents rickets: Vitamin D3