Question

Distinguish between,

Holozoic and saprozoic nutrition.

Answer 1

Holozoic nutrition:

1. It is the process by which an organism intakes a complex food item in solid or liquid forms within its body and that undergoes certain processes within the body and gets converted into simpler forms and finally is absorbed into our body.

Saprozoic nutrition:

1. The type of nutrition that is obtained from the dead and decaying organisms.

Holozoic nutrition	Saprozoic nutrition
1. This nutrition type involves taking in complex organic food and converting them into simpler substances.	1. This nutrition is obtained from the dead matter which is digested outside the body and the nutrition is absorbed by the organisms.
2. It is divided into a series of steps that includes ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, and egestion.	2. This is a two-step process involving digestion and absorption of nutrients.
3. This is seen amongst Humans, amoeba, etc.	3. This is exhibited by the fungi, bacteria, etc.