Heterotrophic Nutrition |
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| Author:
| Surhone, Lambert M. |
| Editor:
| Surhone, Lambert M.
Timpledon, Miriam T.
Marseken, Susan F. |
| ISBN: | 978-613-1-17891-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Heterotrophic nutrition is nutrition obtained by digesting organic compounds. Animals, fungi, many prokaryotes and protoctists are unable to synthesize organic compounds to use as food. They are called heterotrophs. Heterotrophic organisms have to acquire and take in all the organic substances they need to survive. All heterotrophs (except blood and gut...
More DescriptionPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Heterotrophic nutrition is nutrition obtained by digesting organic compounds. Animals, fungi, many prokaryotes and protoctists are unable to synthesize organic compounds to use as food. They are called heterotrophs. Heterotrophic organisms have to acquire and take in all the organic substances they need to survive. All heterotrophs (except blood and gut parasites) have to convert solid food into soluble compounds capable of being absorbed (digestion). When the soluble products of digestion are absorbed they are distributed to various parts of the organism where complex materials (assimilation) or broken down for the release of energy (respiration).