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Explain The Importance of Food For Living Organisms

Food is essential for every living organism to keep strong, healthy, and alive, but before we go into the necessity of food, letu2019s define it.<br><br>Food is defined as any food that contains all of the required elements, such as protein, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins, and fats, that living creatures require to grow and obtain the energy needed to perform all of their basic functions, such as movement, waste excretion, and so on. Food comes in many different forms, and both plants and animals have unique organs that aid in the absorption of nutrients from the food they consume. To function properl

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Explain The Importance of Food For Living Organisms

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  1. EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD FOR LIVING ORGANISMS

  2. For every living organism food is very important to stay strong, healthy and alive but before discussing the importance of food let’s quickly define food.

  3. Food is defined as any food that contains all of the required elements, such as protein, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins, and fats, that living creatures require to grow and obtain the energy needed to perform all of their basic functions, such as movement, waste excretion, and so on.

  4. IMPORTANCE OF FOOD FOR LIVING ORGANISMS

  5. HERBIVOROUS Organisms in this category are those that feed only on plants for their essential nutrients, examples include horses, sheep and goats. CARNIVOROUS A living organism that feeds on both plants and animals, humans are under this category and other animals like hedgehogs, pigs and sloths. DECOMPOSERS These are living organisms that feed on rotten plants and animals for instance earthworms and fungi.

  6. Why Should A Meal Have Different Food Items

  7. The main source of nutrients and energy in every living organism is food. For the proper functioning of the human body, there is a need for different types of nutrients. A single type of food component does not contain all the nutrients our body needs to function effectively. Eating different varieties of food components helps provide all the important nutrients that are needed in the body. Proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, fibers, water, and fats are the essential nutrients that should be in food.

  8. EXAMPLES OF ENERGY GIVING FOOD MINERALS PROTEIN FATS VITAMINS CARBOHYDRATE Minerals help our Protein is referred Fats help with the Vitamins are Carbohydrates are body to develop to as the absorbing, storing, organic substances derived from energy- and function bodybuilding food and transportation giving foods that are that the body needs effectively. It is an mainly from plant component of vitamins in the in small amounts products such as essential food because it helps body. for health and maize, wheat, rice, component that is the body in building growth and are in potatoes, and fruits. needed for good and repairing body charge of the health cells and tissue. maintenance and growth of the body.

  9. WHY IS FOOD ESSENTIAL FOR US? Provides Energy It helps with growth and development Helps with the replacement of worn-out parts in the body Protection from infections and diseases

  10. CONCLUSION The importance of food for living organisms cannot be overemphasized. But there is a need to eat a well-balanced diet and maintain a healthy eating habits.

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