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What is nutrition?
What is nutrition?
- The process of obtaining water and carbon for survival
- The biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life (correct)
- The process of converting food into energy
- The process of absorbing light to create energy
What does malnutrition result from?
What does malnutrition result from?
- Consuming inorganic matter
- Eating too much organic matter
- Failure to obtain sufficient nutrients (correct)
- Absorbing excessive light
How do organisms obtain nutrients?
How do organisms obtain nutrients?
- By consuming other organisms
- By consuming organic matter, consuming inorganic matter, absorbing light, or some combination of these (correct)
- By only absorbing light
- By solely consuming inorganic matter
What do animals require for nutrition?
What do animals require for nutrition?
What have humans developed to replace foraging?
What have humans developed to replace foraging?