5.2.2 - Heterotrophic Nutrition
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Practice Questions
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What is heterotrophic nutrition?
💡 Hint: Think about how animals and fungi acquire their nutrients.
Give one example of an organism that uses external digestion.
💡 Hint: Consider what decomposers do.
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What form of nutrition involves obtaining food from other organisms?
💡 Hint: Consider what organisms need to consume for energy.
True or False: Fungi use internal digestion.
💡 Hint: Think about how fungi acquire energy.
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Describe how different digestive strategies (external vs internal) impact the evolutionary adaptations of organisms.
💡 Hint: Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
Evaluate the ecological role of decomposers in an ecosystem.
💡 Hint: Think about what would happen if decomposers were removed from the ecosystem.
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