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Which of the following best defines nutrition?
Which of the following best defines nutrition?
- The conversion of water and carbon dioxide, with the Sun’s energy, into organic sugars by plants
- The science that interprets the nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism
- The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth (correct)
- The process of food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism, and excretion
What are autotrophs?
What are autotrophs?
- Organisms that obtain the food necessary for health and growth
- Organisms that can convert water and carbon dioxide, with the Sun’s energy, into organic sugars for growth and development (correct)
- Organisms that interpret the nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism
- Organisms that cannot produce food on their own and depend on other sources/organisms for nutrition
What are heterotrophs?
What are heterotrophs?
- Organisms that interpret the nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism
- Organisms that cannot produce food on their own and depend on other sources/organisms for nutrition (correct)
- Organisms that obtain the food necessary for health and growth
- Organisms that can convert water and carbon dioxide, with the Sun’s energy, into organic sugars for growth and development
What are the two nutritional requirements of plants mentioned in the text?
What are the two nutritional requirements of plants mentioned in the text?
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What does nutrition include?
What does nutrition include?
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Which of the following best describes nutrition?
Which of the following best describes nutrition?
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What is the main difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?
What is the main difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?
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What are the different modes of nutrition mentioned in the text?
What are the different modes of nutrition mentioned in the text?
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What is the role of sunlight in autotrophs' nutrition?
What is the role of sunlight in autotrophs' nutrition?
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What is the process by which organisms absorb and utilize nutrients from food?
What is the process by which organisms absorb and utilize nutrients from food?
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