Biology Practice Test – Plant and Animal Nutrition

The breakdown of food into simple, soluble and absorbable end-products is termed ______ (WASSCE 2004)

A. absorption
B. ingestion
C. nutrition
D. digestion

The most important substances necessary for the maintenance of life arc carbon, oxygen ______ (JAMB 1988)

A. hydrogen, soil and enzymes
B. hydrogen, salt and water
C. nitrogen, salt and soil
D. salt, hydrogen and water

The lime water in container C turned milky because ______ (JAMB 1981)

A. carbon dioxide was produced by plant B during respiration
B. carbon dioxide entered C through the filter pump
C. oxygen reacts with lime water to produce milkiness
D. soda lime did not remove carbon dioxide from air

Which of the following statements is NOT true of insectivorous plants? (JAMB 1983)

A. they obtain part of their food by trapping and feeding on insects
B. they attract insects simply because of pollination
C. they can grow in soil poor in nitrogenous salts
D. they can supplement their nitrogen supply by feeding on insects

The severe deficiency of vitamin C leads to _______ (JAMB 1986)

A. kwashiorkor
B. beriberi
C. pellagra
D. scurvy