Science Chapter-1 (Nutrition In plants) Class 7 Notes
NUTRIENTS: - Carbohydrates, proteins , fats, vitamins and minerals are components of food. These components of food are called nutrients and are necessary for our body. All living organisms require food. Plants can Synthesize food for themselves but animals including humans cannot. They get it from plants or animals that eat plants. Human and animal are directly or indirectly dependent on plants. Humans and animals are directly or indirectly dependent on plants. MODE OF NUTRITIION IN PLANTS: - Plants are the only organisms that can prepare food for themselves by using water, carbon dioxide and minerals. The raw materials are present in their surroundings. The nutrients enable living organisms to build their bodies, to grow, to repair damaged parts of their bodies and provide the energy to carry out life processes. Nutrition is the mode of taking food by an organism and its by body. The mode of nutrition in which organisms make food themselves from simple su...