Nutrition — Chapter Summary
Telangana Board · Class 10 · Biology
Summary of Nutrition for Telangana Board Class 10 Biology. Part of the Telangana Board Class 10 Biology syllabus.
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Overview
Nutrition is the process by which living organisms obtain and use food for energy, growth, repair, and maintenance of body functions. Plants mostly show autotrophic nutrition, while animals and many other organisms show heterotrophic nutrition. Photosynthesis makes green plants the main food produce
Key Concepts
Autotrophs make their own food from
Autotrophs make their own food from simple inorganic substances like carbon dioxide, water, and mineral salts using light energy. Green plants are the
Photosynthesis is the process in
Photosynthesis is the process in which green plants use light energy and chlorophyll to make food from carbon dioxide and water. The general equation
Chlorophyll is the green pigment
Chlorophyll is the green pigment that traps sunlight. It is found in chloroplasts, which are membrane-bound organelles present in green parts of plant
Light reaction occurs in grana
Light reaction occurs in grana and needs light. It splits water by photolysis, releases oxygen, and forms ATP and NADPH. Dark reaction occurs in strom
Van Helmont showed the role
Van Helmont showed the role of water in plant growth. Priestley showed that plants restore air. Ingenhousz showed that oxygen is released only in ligh
Learning Objectives
- Understand autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition
- Explain photosynthesis and its raw materials
- Describe the role of chlorophyll and chloroplast in photosynthesis
- State the steps and location of light reaction and dark reaction
- Describe nutrition in Amoeba, Paramoecium, and Cuscuta
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