Nutrition

JAMB Biology practice questions on this topic. Pick an answer to check it and see the working.

What JAMB expects you to know on this topic
  • Compare autotrophic and heterotrophic, photosynthetic and chemosynthetic nutrition
  • Differentiate light and dark reactions; show the need for light, CO2 and chlorophyll
  • Recognise N, P and K deficiency symptoms
  • Relate food classes to sources and deficiency diseases (scurvy, rickets, kwashiorkor)
  • Interpret food test results
  • Compare dental formulae of man, sheep and dog
  • Associate enzymes with the digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats and their end products

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