Question

What is nutrition? Explain.

Answer 1

• Nutrition is the process in which living organism take in nutrients from the food they eat and these nutrients are needed for energy, maintenance of tissues and regulation of bodily processes. (1 mark)
• Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, vitamins, minerals are some important nutrients required for humans. (0.5 mark)
• Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), Sulfur (S) are some nutrients required for plants. (0.5 mark)
• In other words, nutrition is the process of nourishing or being nourished, especially the process by which a living organism uses food for growth and for replacement of tissues. (1 mark)