Nutrition Flashcards

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What is autotrophic nutrition?😐

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A type of nutrition in which an organism produces it’s own food from inorganic raw materials.

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____________ nutrition is a type of nutrition in which an organism ___________ it’s ________ from ____________ materials.

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Autotrophic nutrition is a type of nutrition in which an organism produces it’s own food from inorganic raw materials.

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What is heterotrophic nutrition?

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A type of of nutrition in which organisms depend on consuming other organisms for their food requirements.

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______________ nutrition is a type of of nutrition in which organisms ____________ on ________________for their food requirements.

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Heterotrophic nutrition is a type of nutrition in which an organism depends on consuming other organisms for their food requirements.

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Autotrophs ____________ their __________food.

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Autotrophs make their own food.

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Heterotrophs _____________ food ___________by ___________.

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Heterotrophs consume food made by autotrophs.

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What happens when heterotrophs feed on autotrophs?

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They receive organic nutrients from their cells which would otherwise be inaccessible. Nitrogen and carbon compounds are fixed into plants by the carbon and nitrogen cycles which are transfered to animals when they feed on the plant.

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