Question

Answer in one or two sentences
i. What are the various steps of nutrition ?
ii. Why do organisms require food?
iii. Give two examples each of conductors and insulators of heat.
iv. Differentiate between conduction and convection.
v. Why should we avoid keeping the clinical thermometer in the sun or near a flame?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion.

2. Organisms require food for their growth, for energy I. E to obtain energy... Etc...

Answer 2

Answer:

Five steps in the process of Nutrition in Animals

These are: Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion.

2) Organisms need to take food to get energy and perform life processes.

3) conductors are copper, aluminum, gold, and silver. Some common insulators are glass, air, plastic, rubber, and wood.

4) In conduction, heat transfer takes place between objects by direct contact. In convection, the heat transfer takes within the fluid.

5) The clinical thermometer is designed to measure the temperature of human body only.