INTRODUCTION

• The components of
foods like
carbohydrates,
proteins,
vitamins ,fats and
minerals are called
nutrients.
 NUTRITION
(Process of taking nutrients and utilizing them for life processes)

Autotrophic Nutrition Heterotrophic Nutrition

 Mode of Nutrition in which organisms  Mode of Nutrition in which organisms

prepare their own food.
 Organisms are called autotrophs
 Examples: Green Plants, Algae, Some
Bacteria
depend on another organisms for
their food.
 Organisms are called Heterotrophs
 Examples: All animals, humans, Fungi
and some plants
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Holophytic Nutrition Holozoic Nutrition

(Nutrition in Plants) (Nutrition in animals)

 Holo means Complete  Holo means Complete

 Phytic means plant  Zoic means Animals
Water  Taken up from
soil, along with minerals Carbon dioxide  Taken
and is transported to the from atmosphere through
leaves through xylem. stomata.

Raw Material for

Photosynthesis

Sunlight  Provides energy Chlorophyll  Leaves

for the reaction. Molecules contains specialized cells
of chlorophyll capture called chloroplasts which
energy from sunlight. have green pigment
chlorophyll.
Open and Closed
Stomata
Produces food and thus Releases oxygen due to
survival of living organisms which living organisms are
becomes possible able to perform respiration

Importance of
Photosynthesis

Food prepared by
Helps in the formation of photosynthesis is used by
Ozone plants for its own growth
The fact that plants store
energy as starch can be seen
by testing a potato, or a
rhizome with Iodine solution.
The solution turns blue-
black.  This indicates the
presence of Starch
Testing a leaf for starch