How do plants get nutrition

Plants prepare their food by using raw materials like water, carbon dioxide and minerals.

The process of utilization of food by a living organism to obtain energy is called nutrition.

1. Autotrophs or Autotrophic: - Plants that have chlorophyll trap the energy from the sun and prepare their own food. Such nutrition wherein the food is prepared by the organisms itself is called autotrophic nutrition. The organisms capable of preparing their own food are called autotrophs. All green plants are Autotrophs (Auto means self and trophos means nourishment). They prepare their own food by a process called photosynthesis.
2. Heterotrophs or heterophobic: - Heterotrophic organisms are those who obtain food from other organisms. Since these organisms depend on other organisms for their food, they are called consumers. All animals and non-green plants like fungi come under this category.Organisms that follow the heterotrophic mode of nutrition are called heterotrophs.

Plants get nutrition from soil, water and sunlight.

through root, it absorbs water and nutrients.

Plants prepare its own food.