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Question
Why do living organisms need nutrition?
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Solution
Nutrition is the process of uptake of nutrients from food and utilizing them for various functions of the cells. Nutrition is required for purposes like:
- supplying the energy required for doing work
- for growth and development of the body
- to fight diseases
- to replace the damaged cells and repair tissues
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