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प्रश्न
Distinguish between: Autotrophic nutrition and Heterotrophic nutrition.
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उत्तर
| Autotrophic nutrition | Heterotrophic nutrition |
| 1. It is the mode of nutrition in which organisms produce their own organic food. | It is the mode of nutrition in which organisms depend on other organisms for their food. |
| 2. Organisms producing their own food are known as autotrophs. | Organisms depending on others for food are known as heterotrophs. |
| 3. Autotrophs use simple inorganic substances present in the surroundings to produce food. | Heterotrophs depend on other organisms to get their food. |
| E.g. Plants | E.g. Fungi |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the differences between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition?
The autotrophic mode of nutrition requires ______.
In photosynthesis, solar energy is absorbed by the pigment called ______.
Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis.
The leaves of a plant first prepare food A by photosynthesis. Food A then gets converted into food B. What are A and B?
Why do we boil the leaf in alcohol when we are testing it for starch?
Name the pigment which can absorb solar energy.
Apart from carbon dioxide and water, name four other raw materials which are needed by the plants.
Name the food which gets stored in plant leaves.
what are the by-products of photosynthesis ?
Why do plants need nitrogen?
How does water from the soil reach the leaves of a plant to be used in photosynthesis?
Name the following:
Organisms that can prepare their own food.
Most of the plants absorb nitrogen in one of the following forms. This is ______.
Do all cells use oxygen to produce energy?
The Figure shown below represents an activity to prove the requirements for photosynthesis. During this activity, two healthy potted plants were kept in the dark for 72 hours. After 72 hours, KOH is kept in the watch glass in setup X and not in setup Y. Both these setups are air tight and have been kept in light for 6 hours. Then, Iodine Test is performed with one leaf from each of the two plants X and Y.
This experimental set up is used to prove essentiality of which of the following requirements of photosynthesis?
Oxygen liberated during photosynthesis comes from
Differentiate between an autotroph and a heterotroph.
