Nutrition In Animals Flashcards
1
Q
Define animal nutrition
A
The process by which food is taken in for make use in different body functions
2
Q
Define heterotrophic nutrition
A
The process by which the organism obtain organic food molecules by ingesting other organisms or by substances derived from other organisms
3
Q
What group of organisms are heterotrophs
A
Animals
fungi
majority of bacteria
4
Q
What are the two types of heterotrophic nutrition
A
Holozoic nutrition
symbiosis
5
Q
What is meant by being holozoic
A
Interesting food into the alimentary canal
6
Q
What are the five main stages of holozoic nutrition
A
Ingestion
digestion
absorption
assimilation
elimination /egestion
