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What is nutrition?
What is nutrition?
- The process of absorbing light to create energy
- The process of converting food into energy
- The process of consuming organic matter to obtain nutrients
- The biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life (correct)
What does failure to obtain sufficient nutrients cause?
What does failure to obtain sufficient nutrients cause?
- Malnutrition (correct)
- Undernutrition
- Overnutrition
- Obesity
What does nutritional science typically emphasize?
What does nutritional science typically emphasize?
- Microbial nutrition
- Animal nutrition
- Plant nutrition
- Human nutrition (correct)
How do organisms obtain nutrients?
How do organisms obtain nutrients?
What do animals require as complex nutrients?
What do animals require as complex nutrients?