Types of nutrition

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Autotrophic
Change simple organic materials into complex organic material , to use as a food source. Eg:- plants, algae and bacteria
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Heterotrophic
Have to feed on other organisms, directly or indirectly. Eg:- animals, protoctists and bacterias
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Photoautotrophic (autotrophic)
Uses light energy to synthesise complex organic material. Eg:- plants
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Chemoautotrophic (autotrophic)
Uses inorganic chemicals to synthesise organic material Eg:- Bacteria (in the nitrogen cycle)
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Symbiotic (heterotrophic)
Interaction between two species, which provide both or one with nutrition.
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Saprotrophic (heterotrophic)
Feed on dead or decaying material by extracellular digestion. Eg:- decomposers
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Holozoic (heterotrophic)
Ingest to digest in a specialised digestive system g:- animals
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Mutualistic (symbiotic)
Nutrition where both organisms benefit. Eg:- lichen
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Parasitic (symbiotic)
Feed on other living organisms and causes harm to them. Eg:- head lice
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Endoparasitic (parasitic)
Parasite which survives inside the host (gut/intestine), absorbs pre-digested nutrients. Eg:- Pork tapeworm
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Ectoparasitic (parasitic)
Survives outside the host. Eg:- head lice
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Have to feed on other organisms, directly or indirectly. Eg:- animals, protoctists and bacterias

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Heterotrophic

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Uses light energy to synthesise complex organic material. Eg:- plants

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Uses inorganic chemicals to synthesise organic material Eg:- Bacteria (in the nitrogen cycle)

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Card 5

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Interaction between two species, which provide both or one with nutrition.

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