Human Nutrition (Introduction) Flashcards
What is a herbivore?
Herbivores are animals that feed mainly on plants
What are animals that feed mainly on plants called?
Herbivores
What are some examples of herbivores?
Sheep
Cattle
Rabbits
What is a carnivore?
Carnivores are animals that feed mainly on animals
What are animals that feed mainly on animals?
Carnivores
What are some examples of carnivores?
Dogs
Cats
Ladybirds
What is an omnivore?
Omnivores are animals that feed on plants and animals
What are animals that feed on plants and animals called?
Omnivores
What are some examples of omnivores?
Humans
Badgers
Hedgehogs
What is nutrition?
The way in which an organism gets its food
What is the way in which an organism gets its food called?
Nutrition
What are the two main types of nutrition?
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
What are autotrophs?
Autotrophs are organisms that make their own food
What are organisms that make their own food called?
Autotrophs
What is an example of an autotrophic organism?
Plants
What type of nutrition do plants have?
Plants are autotrophic
How are plants autotrophic?
As they make their own food by photosynthesis
What are heterotrophs?
Organisms which take in food from the environment
What are organisms which take in food from the environment called?
Heterotrophs
What are the two groups that heterotrophs can be subdivided into?
Parasites and saprophytes
What are parasites?
Parasites are a subdivision of heterotrophs that take in food from a live source
Which subdivision of heterotrophs take in food from a live source?
Parasites
What are saprophytes?
Saprophytes are a subdivision of heterotrophs that take in food from a dead source
What are the three classifications of heterotrophs?
Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores
