digestive system - unit 5 Flashcards
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1
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what is defined as animal nutrition ?
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it is the process by which food is taken in to make use in different bodily functions.
2
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what is defined as hetetrophic nutrition and what organisms have the above type of nutrition ?
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heterotrophic nutrition is the process by which an organism obtain organic molecules by ingestion of another organism or a substence derived from another organism .
animals , fungi , bacteria
3
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what are the 2 types of heterotrophic nutrition ?
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holozoic and symbiosis
4
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what is the definition of holozoic nutrition ?
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it is the process by which food is ingested into the alimentary canal
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