Question

What is Nutrition???

Answer 1

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Food carries different types of nutrients.

They give energy to our body.

It mains growth, reproduction in body.

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Answer 2

Nutrition can be simply defined as :-

The process of intake of nutrients as well as the utilisation of these nutrients by living organisms, is known as nutrition.

This is very essential process because this provides energy to the living organism for various activities.

Mode of nutrition :-

There are two modes of Nutrition :-

1) Autotrophic

2) Heterotrophic

Autotrphic :-

Food is prepared by the organism on its own.

It is of two types :-

1) Photosynthetic :- Food is prepared by the use of sunlight. Example :- Green Plants, cyanobacteria.

2) Chemosynthetic :- Food is prepared by the use of chemical energy. Example :- Sulphur bacteria, Ferrobascillus.

Heterotrophic :-

Organism depends on others for food.

It is of three types :-

1) Parasitic :- Derives food from living tissues of host. Example - Cuscuta, Leech.

2) Saprophytic :- Derives food from dead and decaying matter. Example :- Fungi.

3) Holozoic :- Feeds on solid food. Example :- Humans.