Animal Nutrition (LC 2026) (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Nutrition (definition)
Nutrition (definition)
Way an organism obtains and uses its food
Two main types of nutrition
Two main types of nutrition
Autotrophic and Heterotrophic
Autotrophic nutrition
Autotrophic nutrition
Organisms can produce their own food
Example of autotrophic nutrition
Example of autotrophic nutrition
Plants produce food through photosynthesis
Heterotrophic nutrition
Heterotrophic nutrition
Organisms cannot make food, use food from others
Examples of heterotrophs
Examples of heterotrophs
Animals, fungi
Three types of heterotrophs
Three types of heterotrophs
Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore
Herbivore
Herbivore
Animals that feed only on plants
Example of herbivore
Example of herbivore
Rabbit
Carnivore
Carnivore
Animals that feed only on other animals
Example of carnivore
Example of carnivore
Fox
Omnivore
Omnivore
Animals that feed on both plants and animals
Examples of omnivores
Examples of omnivores
Humans, badger