Nutrition - Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

A plant which grows on another plant without apparent harm to the host plant is called

A. An epiphyte
B. A saprophyte
C. A parasite
D. A predator
E. A hermaphrodite

Question 2:

• JAMB 2019

Given the equation:
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 {Under sunlight & Chlorophyll)

The process represented by the above equation is

A. Respiration
B. Photosynthesis
C. Proteinsynthesis
D. Transpiration
E. Translocation

Question 3:

• JAMB 2019

Given the equation:
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 {Under sunlight & Chlorophyll)

The oxygen given off during the above process is derived from

A. Chlorophyll
B. Sunlight
C. Atmosphere
D. Carbon dioxide
E. Water

Question 4:

• JAMB 2019

When protein are broken down they provide

A. Energy
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Carbonhydrate
E. Amino acid

Question 5:

• JAMB 2019

Rhizopus (or mucor) obtain its food from dead organic matter extracellularly. It is said to be

A. An autotroph
B. Saprophyte
C. A facultative parasite
D. A commensal
E. An obligate parasite