Question

Define- nutrition, autotrophs.

Answer 1

Nutrition:

• The phenomenon of converting the ingested food into energy is nutrition.
• Nutrients include essential macromolecules like lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins that are vital for bodily functions.

Autotrophs:

• The organisms that can synthesize their own food are called autotrophs.
• Autotrophic organisms undergo photosynthesis in presence of sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to form carbohydrates. For example, green plants.