Nutrition
The process by which cells take in the substances they need to survive.
Nutrition
Chemical process by which an autotroph produces organic nutrients using light
Photosyntesis
Consumers that feed on autotriphic organisms?
Primary consumers
Amount of Kj in 1g of carbohydrates
16.7
Animals get mineral salts by
Drinking water and eating food
Autotrophs that use light to produce organic nutrients are called
Photoautotrophs
Consumers that feed on other consumers
Secondary consumers
Amount of kJ in 1g of Fat
37.7
Plants take in carbon dioxide trough their
Leaves
How many carbon dioxide molecules are needed to produce one molecule of glucose?
6
Consumers that feed on the remains of other organisms
Decomposers
0
Complex substances produced by living organisms and used as a source of energy
Organic Nutrients
Chloroplast
Animals that feed on animal matter and plant matter are called
Omnivores
Amount of energy in a food with 15g of carbohydrates, 6g of protein and 2g of fat
426.1
Simple substances involved in chemical reactions essential for life but not used as energy
Inorganic nutrients
Autotrophs that use chemical energy to produce organic nutrients are called
Chemoautotrophs
Process by which heterotrophic organisms brake down food
Digestion
% of water in a food of 200g of fresh weight and 50g of dry weight?
75%