Question

holozoic type of nutrition.

Answer 1

Nutrition is a process which involves the utilisation of food by an organism to give out energy for growth and development.Holozoic is a form of heterotropic nutrition. It is a process when a simple substances are obtained from the complex substances by animals, for example protein to amino acids.

Answer 2

Answer :-

Holozoic mode of nutrition mainly refers to organisms which have animal type feeding habits.

Some more features of the organisms following this made of nutrition are :-

• They depend upon other sources for food.

• They may consume both solid and liquid forms of food.

• The solid foods which these organisms consume, include complex, organic, insoluble and non-diffusible matter.

• The liquid foods which these organisms consume ,include simple, organic, soluble and diffusible matter.

These organisms can be further segregated into 3 types :-

• Herbivores - Consume only plant matter. (Eg - Cow)

• Carnivores - Consume only animal matter. (Eg - Lion)

• Omnivores - Consume both plant and animal matter. (Eg - Human Being)