Nutrition

• Nutrition


  This is the mechanism by which food is taken in and converted into energy.
• Autotrophic nutrition


  species use simple inorganic materials such as water and carbon dioxide to synthesize foo on their own in the presence of light and chlorophyll.
• autotrophs


  some examples of this are plants, algae, and bacteria.
• heterotrophic nutrition


  each organism isn't capable of producing food on their own.
• heterotrophs


  these are species who can't produce food on their own nd rely on other sources.
• heterotrophs


  examples of this are fungi and all animals, including humans.
• Nutrition in plants


  to sustain life, plant cells need essential substances, collectively called nutrients.
• plant nutrition


  may be composed of organic or inorganic compounds
• organic compound


  A chemical compound that contains carbon, such as carbon dioxide derived from the atmosphere, is an
• inorganic substances


  Minerals are commonly referred to as ________ _______ which make up the majority of the soil solution
• essential nutrients


  those needed by plants include nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) for structure and regulation. Plants require only light, water and about 20 elements to support all their biochemical needs: these 20 elements are called ______ ________
• plants


  ______ are special organisms that can absorb nutrients and water through their root system as well as carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Along with sunlight, the combination of soil nutrients, water, and carbon dioxide enables plants to grow.
• Nutrition in animals


  To obtain nutrition and energy from food, a multi-step process is involved. Digestion, absorption, and elimination follow ingestion.
• Ingestion


  _________ is the first step which is the process of taking in food.
• Spore formation


  This involves the production of spores, which are specialized asexual reproductive cells.
• color display


  most common used by the plants to attract pollinators.

  
• holozoic


  In this type of nutrition, organisms ingest solid or liquid food. The food is then digest and absorbed by the body.
• holozoic


  This type of nutrition is subdivided based on the type of organic matter ingested.
• endo parasitism


  type of parasitism involves parasites that live inside the body of the host. It includes roundworms and hookworms. Both worms negatively affect the health of humans.
• parasitic


  Organism takes food from another organism