Question

Exercise
1. Why do organisms take food?
2. Distinguish between a parasite and a
3. How would you test the presence of s
4. Give a brief description of the process
5. Show with the help of a sketch that
food.
6. Fill in the blanks:​

Answer 1

Living organism eat food to get energy, which is essential for performing growth and maintenance of their body.

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Living organism eat food to get energy, which is essential for performing growth and maintenance of their body.

Parasite Saprotrop •Organism that grows. • The organism that obtains on the body. obtains nutrients from

of another the dead and decaying

organism and derives organic matter.

nutrients from it.

•They take the ready •They take the digested. nutrients from dead

made food from the and decayed food

host

•They directly feed on • They feed on dead

living organisms for and decaying their nutrition organism.

•Example - • Examples-

Cuscuta and orchids. Fungi and

some bacteria