Animal Food Habits and Modes of Nutrition
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Animal Food Habits and Modes of Nutrition

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What are the three categories of animals based on their food habits?

Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores

Define saprotrophic nutrition.

Obtaining nutrients from dead and decaying plant and animal matter.

Give an example of an organism that exhibits saprotrophic nutrition.

Fungi

What is parasitic nutrition?

<p>Obtaining food from another living organism, known as the host.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Name two animals that are considered carnivores.

<p>Lion, Tiger</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is holozoic nutrition?

<p>Nutrition obtained by ingesting solid and liquid food.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mode of nutrition where the parasite benefits while the host is harmed?

<p>Parasitic nutrition</p> Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of an organism that exhibits holozoic nutrition.

<p>Amoeba</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the long muscular tube present inside the human body where food passes through?

<p>Alimentary canal</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define the term 'ingestion' in the context of human nutrition.

<p>The act of getting and eating food.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are tiny food molecules transported to all parts of the body in humans?

<p>Through blood circulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

Explain the process of digestion in the context of human nutrition.

<p>The process of breaking down food into tiny molecules for absorption.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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