What do you understand by nutrition?

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A unique feature in leaves allows them to prepare the food while other parts of plants cannot. Write the possible reason for this.

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Why is Cuscuta, categorised as a parasite?

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Boojho wants to know how plants prepare their food?

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Boojho wants to know how water and minerals absorbed by roots reach the leaves.

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Paheli wants to know what is so special about the leaves that they can synthesise food but other parts of the plant cannot.

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There are some plants which do not have chlorophyll. How do they survive and from where do they derive nutrition?

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Do you see yellow tubular structures twining around the stem and branches of a tree?

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Boojho wants to know if fungi cause diseases also?

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Can you figure out how we can protect our things from getting spoiled?

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Classify the following into autotrophs and heterotrophs:
(a) Green plants (b) Fungus (c) Human (d) Algae

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What are insectivorous plants? Give example.

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How to Rhizobium bacteria take nitrogen from atmosphere?

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Why is it true to say that insectivorous plants are partial heterotrophs? Explain

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What would happen if all green plants are wiped from earth?

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