Name: Modes of Nutrition
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 6 min 15 s
Description: Plants don't depend on other living organisms for nutrition. Animals and fungi, on the other hand, need other living or dead things to survive. Find out more...

Question

Match the words in column (a) with those in column (b):

Column (a)		Column (b)
a.	Leaf	p.	Saprophytes
b.	Mushroom	q.	Symbiosis
c.	Lichen	r.	Insectivorous
d.	Drosera	s.	Heterotrophic
e.	Animal	t.	Photosynthesis

Accepted Answer

(a) – (t)

Leaves are the sites of photosynthesis in plants. They contain a pigment chlorophyll that captures sunlight and converts it into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

(b) – (p)

Mushrooms are saprophytes, which means they obtain their nutrients by decomposing dead organic matter. They play an important role in the environment by breaking down and recycling organic material.

(c) – (q)

Lichens are organisms formed by the mutual association between a fungus and an algae. This mutual relationship is known as symbiosis where both partners benefit from each other.

(d) – (r)

Drosera is an example of insectivorous plants. They capture and digest insects to obtain nutrients. These plants grown in the habitats that lack nitrogen.

(e) – (s)

Animals are heterotrophic organisms. They cannot produce their own food through photosynthesis or other means. They depend on autotrophs or other animals to obtain the nutrition needed for their survival.

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