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What is the difference between Heterotrophic and Holozoic mode of nutrition?

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Dear student, Heterotrophic is a synonym of Holozoic. The only Difference between Heterotrophic and Holozoic is that Heterotrophic is being Heterotroph ( Obtaining food from others) while Holozoic is obtaining nutrients, as most animals, by ingestion of organic matter. Holozoic Mode Of Nutrition is a part of Heterotrophic Mode of Nutrition. Regards

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What is the difference between heterotrophic nutrition and holozoic nutrition

Assertion [A]: Human beings follow heterotrophic mode of Nutrition.

Reason [R]: Human beings follow holozoic mode of Nutrition.

Q. (a) What are heterotrophs? Give one example of heterotrophs.
(b) What is the difference between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition?

Q. Case: Neena was writing a project report on modes of nutrition in different organisms. Heterotrophic organisms display three modes of nutrition i.e., saprophytic, parasitic and holozoic. In the holozoic mode of nutrition, a study on the digestive system of different animals showed that the length of the food pipe or oesophagus in different animals are different. The study showed that herbivores have a longer small intestine as compared to carnivores.
Help Neena to complete her report by answering the following question:

Which of the following follows parasitic mode of nutrition?

What is holozoic mode of nutrition?

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