Biology A-Level
Nutrition modes
What Nutrition modes means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Nutrition modes
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Reference: OCR
Nutrition is varied in Protoctista, heterotrophic by absorption after extracellular digestion in Fungi, photosynthesis in Plantae, and heterotrophic by ingestion in Animalia.
Topics that use Nutrition modes
- Classification and evolution (OCR A-Level)
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