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Any organism that must obtain its food from a source outside itself is a(n) a. autotroph. b. heterotroph. C. parasite. d. saprophyte.

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Chapter35: Plant Nutrition

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Modes of Nutrition

It is a biological process of providing or obtaining food that is necessary for growth and health. It includes many physiological processes - absorption, ingestion, assimilation, catabolism, excretion, etc. In biology, the science that deals with nutrition's physiological and chemical processes are called "nutritional science."

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b. carnivores
c. heterotrophs
d. autotrophs
6. Any organism that must obtain its food from
a source outside itself is a(n)
a. autotroph.
b. heterotroph.
C. parasite.
d. saprophyte.
8. Which is a consumer?
MO)
b. grass

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