NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

NUTRITION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is an autotrophic mode of nutrition?
A
Commensalism
B
Saprophytism
C
Parasitism
D
Chemosynthesis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All green plants possess an autotrophic mode of nutrition. They prepare their own food by utilizing solar energy, water, and carbon dioxide by the process of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chemosynthetic bacteria are capable of oxidising various inorganic substances such as nitrates, nitrites and ammonia and use the energy released for their ATP production. So, they are autotrophs and not heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chemoautotrophic Nutrition Chemosynthetic bacteria are important in the recycling of nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, iron, and sulphur. An example includes Nitrifying bacteria, Methanomonas, sulphur bacteria, Nitrosomonas, hydrogen bacteria, etc.

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