What do you understand by the term nutrition? Name the two main modes of nutrition.

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Nutrition is the process by which an organism takes in food and uses it to obtain energy to live and grow.
The two main modes of nutrition are autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition.

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What do you understand by the term nutrition? Name the two main modes of nutrition.

Nutrition is the process by which an organism takes in food and uses it to obtain energy to live and grow. The two main modes of nutrition are autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition.

Nutrition is the process by which an organism takes in food and uses it to obtain energy to live and grow.
The two main modes of nutrition are autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition.