Nutrition - autotrophic nutrition, Biology

Assignment Help:

AUTOTROPHIC NUTRITION

Preparation of organic food from the inorganic materials in the living body.
May be photoautrophic, e.g. Euglena virdisima.
May be chemoautotrophic e.g. Nitrifying bacteria.

Related Discussions:- Nutrition - autotrophic nutrition

Can you explain reticulum and the rumen, Q. Cows swallow their food once an...

Q. Cows swallow their food once and then this food goes back to the mouth to be chewed again. How can this phenomenon be explained? The food ingested by cows and other ruminant

How have brain-imaging methods such as pet and mri, How have brain-imaging ...

How have brain-imaging methods such as PET and MRI affected neuroscience research and clinical care? Techniques which capture pictures of the living human brain at work have be

Classification of science, Classification: There were many similariti...

Classification: There were many similarities between things or phenomena which led to their classification. The first classifications were in terms of beings (the living), th

Triple vessel disease , Triple Vessel Disease (TVD) : Patients with tripl...

Triple Vessel Disease (TVD) : Patients with triple vessel disease and impaired left ventricular function do badly on medical treatment. They are candidates for CABG. Operation is

Define the phosphorus - the macromineral, Define the Phosphorus - The Macro...

Define the Phosphorus - The Macromineral? The body contains about 620 g (20 moles) of phosphorus. Of this 87% is present in bones. It is thus more widely distributed in the bod

Explain ebb or shock period - dietary management for burn, Explain the Ebb ...

Explain the Ebb or Shock Period - Dietary Management for Burns? During the initial bums after injury, the focus is on counteracting the stress induced neurohormonal and physiol

How to increased co2 levels in the atmosphere, Increased CO 2 levels in th...

Increased CO 2 levels in the atmosphere are correlated with rising global temperatures, leading many scientists to believe that the first phenomenon has caused the second. What wo

What is brown algae, What is Brown Algae ? Phaeophyta are commonly know...

What is Brown Algae ? Phaeophyta are commonly known as brown algae; precisely because they are - guess what? - brown in color! They are brown because they contain brown colored

Obelia, why obelia shows an intermediate grade of organisation

why obelia shows an intermediate grade of organisation

Define body mass index (bmi), Define Body Mass Index (BMI)? Weight for ...

Define Body Mass Index (BMI)? Weight for height as a marker of nutritional status has the advantage that it is independent of other factors that affect foetal outcome such as m

Write Your Message!

Name

Email id

Message

Verfication Code

User Account

All Pages