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What ia the meaning of nutrition in plants?
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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 7 months ago

The mode of consumption of food by a living being and its utilization by the body is termed as Nutrition. There are two different modes of nutrition:

  1. Autotrophic mode of nutrition
  • In autotrophic mode of nutrition the living being produces their own food in the presence of simple substances.
  • The organisms undergoing this mode of nutrition are termed as autotrophs (auto meaning self; trophos meaning nourishment).
  • For example, plants.
  1. Heterotrophic mode of nutrition
  • In heterotrophic mode of nutrition the living being consumes plants or other animals.
  • The organisms undergoing this mode of nutrition are termed as heterotrophs (heteros meaning another; trophos meaning nourishment).
  • For example, human beings, animals.

 

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