JAMB and WAEC Biology questions: Nutrition

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All topics Cell structure and organisation · 56 Cellular activities · 56 Co-ordination and control · 58 Ecology · 71 Evolution · 45 Excretion · 52 Growth · 45 Heredity and variation · 60 Nutrition · 64 Reproduction · 62 Respiration · 55 Support and movement · 50 Transport · 57 Variety of organisms · 60

Question 41· Nutrition· WAEC
The dental formula of an adult human shows that the number of molars in each half of each jaw is
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Question 42· Nutrition· JAMB
Insectivorous plants such as the pitcher plant trap insects mainly to obtain
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Question 43· Nutrition· WAEC
Kwashiorkor in young children is caused mainly by lack of
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Question 44· Nutrition· WAEC
Digested food is absorbed mainly through the
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Question 45· Nutrition· WAEC
A variegated leaf tested for starch shows starch only in the green parts. This shows that
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Question 46· Nutrition· JAMB
In photosynthesis, oxygen is released from the splitting of:
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Question 47· Nutrition· JAMB
The vitamin needed for normal blood clotting is
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Question 48· Nutrition· WAEC
Bile helps digestion by
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Question 49· Nutrition· WAEC
The raw materials for photosynthesis are
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Question 50· Nutrition· WAEC
The enzyme that digests starch in the mouth is
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Question 51· Nutrition· JAMB
The mineral element that forms part of the chlorophyll molecule is
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Question 52· Nutrition· JAMB
The villi in the ileum increase absorption of digested food mainly by
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Question 53· Nutrition· JAMB
Kwashiorkor is caused by a lack of
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Question 54· Nutrition· JAMB
Bile is produced by the
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Question 55· Nutrition· JAMB
Which of the following feeds parasitically?
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Question 56· Nutrition· WAEC
Deficiency of vitamin C causes
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Question 57· Nutrition· JAMB
Which set of conditions is necessary for photosynthesis?
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Question 58· Nutrition· JAMB
Goitre is caused by a shortage of
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Question 59· Nutrition· JAMB
Rickets in children is caused by lack of
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Question 60· Nutrition· WAEC
Mistletoe has green leaves but takes water and minerals from its host tree. It is a
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JAMB and WAEC Biology questions: Nutrition

The dental formula of an adult human shows that the number of molars in each half of each jaw is

Insectivorous plants such as the pitcher plant trap insects mainly to obtain

Kwashiorkor in young children is caused mainly by lack of

Digested food is absorbed mainly through the

A variegated leaf tested for starch shows starch only in the green parts. This shows that

In photosynthesis, oxygen is released from the splitting of:

The vitamin needed for normal blood clotting is

Bile helps digestion by

The raw materials for photosynthesis are

The enzyme that digests starch in the mouth is

The mineral element that forms part of the chlorophyll molecule is

The villi in the ileum increase absorption of digested food mainly by

Kwashiorkor is caused by a lack of

Bile is produced by the

Which of the following feeds parasitically?

Deficiency of vitamin C causes

Which set of conditions is necessary for photosynthesis?

Goitre is caused by a shortage of

Rickets in children is caused by lack of

Mistletoe has green leaves but takes water and minerals from its host tree. It is a