Nutrition - Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 1979

Magnesium is utilized in the formation of

A. ATP
B. Glucose
C. Amino acids
D. Chlorophyll
E. Fats

Question 27:

• JAMB 1980

Human beings require vitamins in their diet because vitamins

A. Contain carbohydrates and fats
B. Prevent kwashiorkor
C. Stimulate the alimentary canal
D. Digest proteins in the body
E. Influence many important chemical processes in the body

Question 28:

• JAMB 1980

Which of the following food substances is digested in the stomach?

A. Carbohydrate
B. Fats and oil
C. Fats and proteins
D. Proteins
E. Carbohydrates and fats

Question 29:

• JAMB 1980

A green plant growing in a compost pit is feeding

A. Holozoically
B. Parasitically
C. Saprophytically
D. Holophytically
E. In none of the above ways

Question 30:

• JAMB 1980

The tips of some rice seedlings were cut off while some were left intact. Both were covered with a container which had not only one small hole to allow light through. After twenty-four hours it was observed that

A. The cut tips was bent away from the light
B. The cut tips bent towards source of light
C. The intact tips bent away from the light
D. The intact tips bent towards the light
E. Both tips bent away from light