can anyone tell me the summary of ch life process?
Answers
Nutrition: The process by which an organism takes food and utilizes it, is called nutrition.
Need for Nutrition: Organisms need the energy to perform various activities. The energy is supplied by the nutrients. Organisms need various raw materials for growth and repair. These raw materials are provided by nutrients.
Nutrients: Materials which provide nutrition to organisms are called nutrients. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are the main nutrients and are called macronutrients. Minerals and vitamins are required in small amounts and hence are called micronutrients.
Modes of Nutrition
1. Autotrophic Nutrition.
2. Heterotrophic Nutrition.
Explanation:
Life Processes Introduction
Organisms need material from outside in order to grow, develop and synthesize proteins and other substances needed by our body. For this, nutrition is important in our body. So, we can define nutrition as :
Nutrition Definition
It is the process of intake of food to produce energy required for various metabolic activities of the body.
There are two types of metabolic processes occurring in our body : Catabolic and Anabolic
Catabolic process
Catabolic processes include breakdown processes.
Anabolic process
Anabolic process means synthesis processes.
The food that we eat has nutrients in it which provide energy.
Types of nutrients
Different types of nutrients are :
Carbohydrates
Vitamins
Proteins
Fats
Minerals