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 1· Nutrition· JAMB
A deficiency of vitamin D in children causes
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Question 2· Nutrition· WAEC
In testing a leaf for starch, the leaf is boiled in alcohol to
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Question 3· Nutrition· WAEC
An organism that makes its own food from simple substances is
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Question 4· Nutrition· WAEC
The food substance that provides most energy for the body is
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Question 5· Nutrition· WAEC
Which of these is an insectivorous plant?
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Question 6· Nutrition· JAMB
Roughage in the diet helps to
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Question 7· Nutrition· JAMB
Hydrochloric acid in the stomach helps digestion by
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Question 8· Nutrition· WAEC
Starch in a food sample is detected with
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Question 9· Nutrition· WAEC
Which of the following is a saprophyte?
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Question 10· Nutrition· JAMB
A food sample gives a blue-black colour with iodine solution and no colour change with Benedict's solution. The food contains
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Question 11· Nutrition· JAMB
A plant kept in a box without carbon(IV) oxide for two days will lack
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Question 12· Nutrition· JAMB
The end products of the digestion of proteins are:
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Question 13· Nutrition· WAEC
Teeth used for cutting food are the
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Question 14· Nutrition· WAEC
Rickets is caused by a deficiency of
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Question 15· Nutrition· WAEC
Most absorption of digested food takes place in the
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Question 16· Nutrition· WAEC
Lack of vitamin C in the diet causes
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Question 17· Nutrition· JAMB
Benedict's solution is used to test for
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Question 18· Nutrition· WAEC
The enzyme in saliva that begins the digestion of starch is
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Question 19· Nutrition· JAMB
Herbivores such as cattle lack canine teeth and have a gap called the
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Question 20· Nutrition· JAMB
Before an experiment on photosynthesis, a potted plant is kept in darkness for 48 hours in order to
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JAMB and WAEC Biology questions: Nutrition

A deficiency of vitamin D in children causes

In testing a leaf for starch, the leaf is boiled in alcohol to

An organism that makes its own food from simple substances is

The food substance that provides most energy for the body is

Which of these is an insectivorous plant?

Roughage in the diet helps to

Hydrochloric acid in the stomach helps digestion by

Starch in a food sample is detected with

Which of the following is a saprophyte?

A food sample gives a blue-black colour with iodine solution and no colour change with Benedict's solution. The food contains

A plant kept in a box without carbon(IV) oxide for two days will lack

The end products of the digestion of proteins are:

Teeth used for cutting food are the

Rickets is caused by a deficiency of

Most absorption of digested food takes place in the

Lack of vitamin C in the diet causes

Benedict's solution is used to test for

The enzyme in saliva that begins the digestion of starch is

Herbivores such as cattle lack canine teeth and have a gap called the

Before an experiment on photosynthesis, a potted plant is kept in darkness for 48 hours in order to