ppt plant nutrition Flashcards
function of fat soluble vitamins
component for visual pigments
absorption of Ca and P
antioxidant
component for blood clotting
animal feeding mechanisms
substrate feeders
filler feeders
fluid feeders
bulk feeders
the organism lives on or inside their food source and feeds through the soft tissues.
substrate feeders
obtain food by consuming fluids of other living organisms
fluid feeders
feed by filtering out plankton or nutrients suspended in the water.
filter feeder
vertebrates including human, that can eat relatively ingest large pieces of food.
bulk eater
main stages of food processing
ingestion
digestion
absorption
elimination
eating, mechanical breakdown of food
ingestion
breakdown of food into particles
digestion
cells absorb small molecules like sugars
absorption
expulsion of undigested materials
elimination
the uptake and utilization of nutrients by cells in the body
assimilation