JAMB and WAEC Biology questions: Nutrition

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1. Question 61· Nutrition· WAEC

   The pancreatic enzyme that digests proteins in the duodenum is

   • Aptyalin
   • Btrypsin
   • Cmaltase
   • Dlipase

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2. Question 62· Nutrition· JAMB

   A deficiency of vitamin C causes:

   • Arickets
   • Bberiberi
   • Cscurvy
   • Dnight blindness

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3. Question 63· Nutrition· WAEC

   Water is absorbed mainly in the

   • Astomach
   • Blarge intestine (colon)
   • Coesophagus
   • Dmouth

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4. Question 64· Nutrition· JAMB

   Holozoic nutrition involves

   • Aabsorbing food from dead matter
   • Bmaking food by photosynthesis
   • Ctaking in complex food and digesting it internally
   • Dliving on a host

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