tyes of hetrotrophic nutrition
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Answer:
Types of heterotrophic nutrition are as follow
1. Holozoic
2. Sapropythic
3. Parasites
these are the three types I know
Answer:
Heterotrophic nutrition is of three types:
1. saprophytic:
Saprophytes (animals which follow saprophytic nutrition) feed on dead and decayed organisms for energy. They are an important part of the ecosystem as they help to keep our environment clean and recycle nutrient back into the ecosystem. Ex: Fungi, few types of bacteria.
2. Parasitic:
Organisms that live in or on other organisms and acquire food at the expense of its host are called parasites. Most parasites are harmful to the hosts’ health; sometimes, they even kill the host. Both animals and plants may serve as a host. Unlike commensalism, the parasite causes some harm to its host. Ex: louse on a human head, Cuscuta plant, and tapeworms.
3.Holozoic:
Holozoic nutrition involves the ingestion and internal processing of solid and liquid food in an organism. This involves the steps of ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, and excretion. Ex: All verbtebrates, few micro organisms like amoeba.