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Biology for Secondary Schools

Chapter Six

Nutrition in plants
Nutrition in plants
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Introduction

Plants are organisms that can manufacture their own food, and therefore are
called autotrophs. Other organisms that can manufacture their own food include

some bacteria and protoctists. Although plants can make their own food, they

require some chemical elements from the environment. Such chemical elements
are important for normal growth and development. In this chapter, you will learn
about photosynthesis process and its importance, as well as the structure of a

leaf in relation to photosynthesis. You will also learn roles of essential mineral

elements to plants. The competencies developed will enable you to explore the
importance of plant nutrition to life.

diseases. There are two major types of
nutrition based on how organisms obtain
Think their food. These are autotrophic nutrition

The world without nutrition in plants and heterotrophic nutrition. In this

chapter, you will learn about autotrophic
Concept of nutrition
nutrition.
Nutrition is the process of feeding and
utilising of food for energy provision, Autotrophic nutrition
growth, development, repair and Autotrophic nutrition is a type of nutrition
maintenance of the overall body health. in which organisms manufacture their
Nutrition also refers to the study of the own food using available energy sources.

relationship between diet, health, and An organism that manufactures its own

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