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Question

Funk invented

  1. Vitamins
  2. Hormones
  3. Proteins
  4. Enzymes

Answer:

Option A: Vitamins

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Vitamins”.

Polish-American biochemist Casimir Funk (1884-1967) is credited with coining the term "vitamin" in 1911 and is known as the "father of vitamin therapy".