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Modes of Nutrition in Plants

Plants have two modes of nutrition: autotrophic and heterotrophic. Autotrophic nutrition involves plants synthesizing their own food through photosynthesis using carbon dioxide and water, while heterotrophic nutrition involves plants relying on other organisms for nutrients, such as carnivorous plants that capture insects. These modes highlight the diverse ways plants obtain their nourishment.

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Modes of Nutrition in Plants

Plants have two modes of nutrition: autotrophic and heterotrophic. Autotrophic nutrition involves plants synthesizing their own food through photosynthesis using carbon dioxide and water, while heterotrophic nutrition involves plants relying on other organisms for nutrients, such as carnivorous plants that capture insects. These modes highlight the diverse ways plants obtain their nourishment.

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Modes of Nutrition in Plants

Plants generally have two types of modes of nutrition:

1. Autotrophic Nutrition: In this type of nutrition, plants prepare their own food using simple raw

materials like carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and water (H2O) from the soil. The process through

which plants synthesize their own food is called photosynthesis. In this process, plants convert solar

energy into chemical energy, stored in the form of glucose.

2. Heterotrophic Nutrition: Some plants cannot prepare their own food and depend on other

organisms for nutrition. This mode of nutrition is called heterotrophic nutrition. Examples include

carnivorous plants (like the Venus flytrap), which obtain nutrients by capturing and digesting insects.

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