Nutrition The entire process by which organisms obtain energy from food, for growth, maintainance and repair

of damaged tissues Autotrophic nutrition Autotrophs Autos: self Trophos: feed Synthesise complex organic compounds From raw, simple inorganic substances [water, light, or chemical energy] Photosynthesis Green plants Photoautotrophs H0 CO Sunlight Chemosynthesis bacteria Chemoautotrophs Oxidising inorganic substances HS [hydrogen sulphide] NH [ammonia] Hetotrophic nutrition Hetotrophs Cannot synthesise their own nutrients Must obtain nutrients form other organisms Obtains energy through the intake and digestion of organic substances

Holozoic nutrition ingesting solid organic matter humans herbivores carnivores carnivorous plants venus flytraps pitcher plants

Saprophytism saprophytes feed on dead and decaying organic matter bacteria fungi digest food externally before absorbing the nutrients

Parasitism parasites live on or in the body of hosts absorbs readily digested food from host fleas lice various bacteria fungi worms