What do you mean by nutrition ? Name types of nutrition. please answer my question.
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Nutrition is defined as the process of taking food to carry out different functions of the body needed for the survival of the organisms. The two main type of nutrition is autotrophic and heterotrophic.
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Nutrition is the process of taking in food and converting it into energy and other vital nutrients required for life.
Broadly, there are two types of nutrition among living organisms, namely:
• Autotrophic mode
• Heterotrophic mode
Autotrophic Nutrition
In the autotrophic mode, organisms use simple inorganic matters like water and carbon dioxide in the presence of light and chlorophyll to synthesize food on their own. In other words, the process of photosynthesis is used to convert light energy into food such as glucose.
Heterotrophic Nutrition
Every organism is not capable of preparing food on its own. Such organisms depend on others for their nutrition. The organisms which cannot produce food on their own and depend on other sources/organisms are called heterotrophs. This mode of nutrition is known as heterotrophic nutrition.