Nutrition in organisms

In this topic

• What nutrition is and why it is needed
• Autotrophs — they make their own food
• Heterotrophs and their types
• Mineral nutrition in plants, and insect-eaters

Key terms

• Nutrition
• Autotroph
• Heterotroph
• Photosynthesis
• Chemosynthesis
• Chlorophyll
• Glucose
• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Saprophyte
• Parasite
• Symbiosis

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