eating raw foods

Plants may be able to obtain raw materials and prepare their own organic food or can be dependent on others (dead or living) for the same. They are respectively known as autotrophic (autos = self, trophien = to nourish) and heterotrophic (heteros - other, trophien - to nouris..

Photosynthesis is the only process which produces enormous quantities of organic matter for sustaining the life on this globe. It is the only known method of manufacture of organic food from inorganic raw materials. Animals including man are directly or indirectly dependen..

Taking in of food or eating is termed ingestion. The food taken in can be big or small particles. There may be by specialised organs such as mouth in higher animals and through the general body surface with the help of structures such as pseudopodia in lower animals. ..

Question: What does the convict tell him about his life before imprisonment? Answer: He had a cottage with vines growing. He had a wife but she was ill. They had a bad year and there was no food to eat. He had to steal some food for he..

Plants may be able to obtain raw materials and prepare their own organic food or can be dependent on others (dead or living) for the same. They are respectively known as autotrophic (autos = self, trophien = to nourish) and heterotrophic (heteros - other, trophien - to nou..

Mode of Nutrition (Autotrophic, Heterotrophic and Saprophytic) - Plants may be able to obtain raw materials and prepare their own organic food or can be dependent on others (dead or living) for the same. They are respectively known as autotrophic (autos = self, trophien = to nou..

Man's quest for sources of energy is inexhaustible. Early man depended mainly on muscular energy and later began to use wind and flowing water as sources of energy. He learned the art of making and controlling fire. Fire became his source of light at night. He used fire for warmth and realize..

Question: Why are the green plants called producers? Answer: The green plants trap the sun's energy and the raw materials in food molecules. They form the basis of sustenance for all the organisms directly or indirectly. They are also called the producers as they prod..

The plants upon which we depend for the food we eat, and for the oxygen we breathe, depend in turn upon the soil. A good soil supplies the plants with the mineral elements they use. Vigorous, highly productive plants can be grown in solutions of fertilizer minerals in the ..

Heterotrophs eat ready - made complex organic food. From this they obtain energy for metabolism, atoms and molecules to build new protoplasm or repair worn - out parts, and ions, co-enzymes and vitamins vital for chemical processes. There are four types of heterotrophic nutritio..