2.Heterotrophic Nutrition
Heterotrophic nutrition is the type of nutrition where an organism feeds on organic materials made by another organism.
Categories of Heterotropic Nutrition
*Category by food they feed on:
Herbivoros - Feed on herbs(Green plants)
Canivores - Feed on Meat(Flesh)
Omnivores - Feed on both Herbs & Meat
*Category by mode of nutrition:
A.Saprophitism
Saprophitic nutrition is the mode of nutrition whereby an organism feeds on dead decaying matter eg.Fungi & Bacteria
B.Holozoism
Holozoic nutrition is the mode of nutrition where by food is taken in by an organism which is broken into small soluble materials which are transferred to other body parts eg.Humans
C.Parasitism
Parasitic nutrition is where an organism called a host is fed on by another on called a parasite for its survival eg.A cow & a tick