The Science of Nutrition
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Water and Sunlight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does nutrition include?

    <p>Food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism, and excretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes nutrition?

    <p>The process of providing or obtaining food necessary for health and growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?

    <p>Autotrophs can prepare their own food, while heterotrophs depend on other sources for nutrition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the different modes of nutrition mentioned in the text?

    <p>Autotrophs and heterotrophs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of sunlight in autotrophs' nutrition?

    <p>To provide energy for growth and development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which organisms absorb and utilize nutrients from food?

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

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