Life Processes-1 Nutrition, Transportation and Excretion
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1. Nutrition and Photosynthesis
- Food provides energy for life processes, growth and repair of body tissues, and production of enzymes and hormones.
- Nutrition is a process by which living beings obtain food, change food into simple absorbable forms and use it to make substances needed by the body.
- There are two main types of nutrition: autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition.
2. Human Nutrition and Digestion
- The food we eat must be broken into simpler forms before body cells can use it.
- The process of taking in food is called ingestion.
- Digestion starts in the mouth and ends in the small intestine.
3. Transportation in Plants and Humans
- Transportation helps distribute food and oxygen to all parts of the body and remove wastes.
- In plants, xylem transports water and minerals from roots to leaves.
- Xylem tracheids and vessels are non-living conducting cells.
4. Respiration and Breathing
- Breathing is the physical process of respiratory gaseous exchange between the organism and the environment by diffusion.
- Respiration is different from breathing.
- Respiration involves oxidation of food and release of energy in cells.
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