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Multiple choice biology nutrition in animals introduction to animal nutrition food for life types of nutrition

Sundew is also known as 

  1. Dionaea

  2. Nepenthes

  3. Drosera

  4. Striga
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A. Dionaea, also called as venus fly trap is an insectivorous parasitic plant native to the USA.

B. Nepenthes is known as pitcher plant which has a pitcher like structure to trap insects. 
C. Drosera is known as sundew plant is insectivorous plants with mucilaginous substance covering the leaf surfaces that resemble drops of morning dew.
D. Striga is known as witchweed is also a parasitic plant native to Africa and Asia.
So, the correct answer 'Drosera'.

Multiple choice biology nutrition in animals introduction to animal nutrition food for life types of nutrition

A plant which manufactures its own food is

  1. Autotrophic

  2. Symbiotic

  3. Heterotrophic

  4. Saprophytic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A. The name autotroph is derived as "auto" means self and "troph" means feeding. so, the plants which can manufacture its own food are called as autotrophs. 

B. Symbiotic organisms are organisms which produce food by depending upon others for substances.
C. Heterotrophs are organisms which cannot produce their own food and depend on others for it.
D. Saprophytes are plants which obtain energy from dead and decaying matter.
So, the correct answer is 'Autotrophic'.

Multiple choice biology nutrition in animals introduction to animal nutrition food for life types of nutrition

A plant that prepares its own food is

  1. Autotroph

  2. Parasite

  3. Epiphyte

  4. Saprophyte
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Autotrophs are organisms, that can prepare their own food through the process of photosynthesis such as plants.
  • An epiphyte is used to refer to a plant, that grows on another plant but is not dependent on that plant for its nutrition. 
  • When an organism is nutritionally dependent on another organism, it is called parasitism. 
  • Saprophytes are organisms, that feed on dead organic matter.
  • Thus, option A is correct.
Multiple choice biology nutrition in animals introduction to animal nutrition food for life types of nutrition

Plants which are unable to prepare their food wholly or partially are

  1. Autophytes

  2. Heterotrophs

  3. Halophytes

  4. Holophytes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Heterotrophs are unable to prepare their food wholly or partially and obtained food from the plant, called herbivores and from other animals, called as carnivores. 
  • Autophytes are the plants that can manufacture their own food. Halophytes are plants that grow in extremely saline conditions. 
  • Holophytes are the organism that prepares their food by photosynthesis.