Autotrophic & Heterotrophic Nutrition: Nutrition: Food is required by all living beings to survive. The food contains various nutrients. The process by which the food is obtained and considered by a living organism to get energy and various other materials for the growth, repair, development and maintenance of the various body parts is called nutrition. Modes or Types of Nutrition: There are two modes of nutrition which are as under- Autotrophic Nutrition: The mode of nutrition in which green plants prepare their own food with the help of sunlight trapped by chlorophyll is called autotrophic nutrition. They use CO2 and … Continue reading Modes of Nutrition: Autotrophic & Heterotrophic