Mode of Nutrition

What is Mode of Nutrition?

 -It is divided into 2 sub groups.
    -Heterotrophs & Autotrophs

What is an autrotroph and heterotroph?

Autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food. Heterotroph is an organism that consumes food, but cannot make its own.
 -For example, plants are autotrophs. Humans are heterotrophs.

What are mammals mode of nutrition

Obviously from the last example we stated, mammals are heterotrophs!

All animals weather carnivores, omnivores, herbivores must consume and not produce nutrition.
 Ex. (Carnivores) Lions, leapords, bobcats and foxes
 Ex. (Omnivores) Humans, bears, skunk, racoons and woodpecker
 Ex. (Herbivores) Deer, Moose and Horses

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Ex. Carnivore

 

Ex. Herbivore

Ex. Omnivore

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Heterotrophs have 3 different forms. There is the holozoic, saprophytic and symbiotic.

•  Holozoic nutrition- Food taken in is digested into smaller soluble molecules which can be absorbed and assimilated.
• Saprophytic Nutrition- Organisms feeding on dead or decay organic matter (Food that is digested externally)
• Symbiosis- Interaction between two different organisms in an environment.

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FUN FACT OF THE POST!

• All animals and most bacteria and fungi are heterotrophic.

 

 

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