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Which of the following items could not be used as food by living organisms? A. Twinkies B. Mushrooms C. Aluminum D. Leaves

Science Of Agriculture Biological Approach

5th Edition

ISBN:9780357229323

Author:Herren

Publisher:Herren

Chapter25: Energy From Agriculture

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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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A. Twinkies

B. Mushrooms

C. Aluminum

D. Leaves

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