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How many substances does food provide that you cannot manufacture?
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The body cannot manufacture the following substances that food provides -
vitamins
minerals
proteins
fat
carbohydrate
water
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Multicellular organism that cannot manufacture their own food is known as?
Fungi
What is a heteretroph?
An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter. All animals, protozoans, fungi, and most bacteria are heterotrophs.
Why is it that food substances taken in by animals cannot be used directly?
facese of animal
What are Heterotrophs not able to manufacture?
Heterotrophs are not able to manufacture their own food. This is why they must eat other organisms to get food.
What are organisms that can manufacture their own food called?
They are called autotrophs (or producers). Plants and algae are the primary autotrophs on the planet. This is in contrast to heterotrophs (consumers), which feed on autotrophs and cannot create their own food (internally, that is).
Multicellular organism that cannot manufacture their own food is known as?
Fungi
What is a heteretroph?
An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter. All animals, protozoans, fungi, and most bacteria are heterotrophs.
Which substances provide energy?
food, coal, gas and oil. food, coal, gas and oil.
Are mushrooms heterotroph?
yes they are because organisms that cannot manufacture their own food like autotrophs
What process are both plant and algae capable of that animal cannot?
plants and agae can manufacture their own food animals cannot
Why is it that food substances taken in by animals cannot be used directly?
facese of animal
Why is bryophyllum a heterotroph?
It cannot synthesise its own food and is dependent on organic substances for nutrition
Why does most of the food you eat need to be digested?
All food contains complex substances such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats. The body cannot utilise these substances in their complex form. The food consumed is broken down into simpler substances by a procedss called digestion. The digested food can be easily absorbed by the body.
The liver removes unnecessary or even what substances from the blood and converts the food parts it cannot break down into What?
It cannot Break down Urea
What is the meanning of heterotrophic?
An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.
What is heterophic?
Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot make their own food. They have to depend on other plants and animals for nutrition.
What Substances in food that provide things your body needs are?
Do you mean the chemical energy that is stored in food and released when we consume it to fuel our cells or the minerals in the cells?
