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Nutrition and Digestion

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Biology

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Types of Nutrition

  • Nutrition is the process by which organisms obtain and use food for growth, energy, and maintenance.
  • There are three main types of nutrition: Holozoic, Saprotrophic, and Parasitic.
  • Holozoic nutrition involves ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, and egestion (e.g., humans).
2

Steps in Holozoic Nutrition

  • Five steps: Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation, Egestion.
  • Ingestion: Taking in food through mouth.
  • Digestion: Breaking down complex food into simpler forms using enzymes.
3

Intracellular vs Extracellular Digestion

  • Intracellular digestion occurs inside the cell (e.g., Amoeba, Paramecium).
  • Food is enclosed in food vacuoles where enzymes break it down.
  • Extracellular digestion occurs outside cells in a cavity or canal (e.g., humans).
4

Human Digestive System and Enzymatic Action

  • Alimentary canal includes mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
  • Associated glands: Salivary glands, gastric glands, liver, pancreas, intestinal glands.
  • Salivary amylase breaks down starch into maltose in the mouth.

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Nutrition is classified into holozoic (ingestingThe five steps are ingestion (takingIntracellular digestion occurs inside the cellIt consists of the alimentary canalDigestive enzymes like amylase

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