{"id":3722,"date":"2023-01-08T03:25:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T03:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=3722"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:06:20","slug":"s-1-a-mode-of-nutrition-in-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/s-1-a-mode-of-nutrition-in-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"s-1.a Mode Of Nutrition In Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Mode Of Nutrition In Plants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GX_NgjvA1oM?si=GNjGQE9nSwHal451&#038;rel=0\"\n    title=\"YouTube video player\"\n    frameborder=\"0\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\n    referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"\n    allowfullscreen>\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-821c035210b9b23e80d0f164be38214b\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Definition of Nutrition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1024x756.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1024x756.png 1024w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png 1468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Nutrition is the process by which organisms obtain and utilize food for growth, energy, and repair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-e8c3ff6632066c396416b44acb3293fd\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Types of Nutrition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Autotrophic Nutrition<\/strong>: Plants produce their own food through photosynthesis using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14956\" style=\"width:313px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-58.png 546w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-58-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Heterotrophic Nutrition<\/strong>: Some plants rely on other organisms for food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-955fefc199a0f7ae29874bcb75fa3047\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Autotrophic Plants<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>They are known as <strong>producers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use chlorophyll to capture sunlight and convert it into chemical energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: Most green plants like mango and spinach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2fcaac807b5f77f1ed493f4fa2c659d3\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Photosynthesis Process<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-59-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14957\" style=\"width:312px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-59-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-59-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-59-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-59-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-59-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-59.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Takes place in chloroplasts in leaves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equation: <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-56.png 676w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-56-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-df2c3dca8b4930e9a11a1b2c95c4d367\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Heterotrophic Plants<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-60.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14958\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Plants that cannot produce their own food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Types<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Parasitic Plants<\/strong>: Obtain nutrients from a host plant.<br>Example: Cuscuta (Dodder).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saprophytic Plants<\/strong>: Feed on decaying organic matter.<br>Example: Fungi (mushrooms), Monotropa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Insectivorous Plants<\/strong>: Trap and digest insects to supplement nitrogen.<br>Example: Venus Flytrap, Pitcher Plant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Symbiotic Plants<\/strong>: Live in association with other organisms for mutual benefit.<br>Example: Lichens (association of algae and fungi).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-382c799f381f52cd26b7e4eb1e9ca9a8\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Importance of Photosynthesis<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Provides oxygen essential for life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basis of the food chain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-22b2720cfcf57766641b528c2ed8d897\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Special Adaptations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Non-green plants lack chlorophyll and rely on other modes of nutrition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insectivorous plants have special features like traps or sticky surfaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-c20849b53775f6db020e7ea7b90b2207\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Environmental Factors Affecting Nutrition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Sunlight, water availability, carbon dioxide levels, and soil nutrients influence the nutritional process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-9925885e73d85b365ab890ab1de2d398\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Key Examples for Heterotrophic Nutrition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Parasitic: Mistletoe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saprophytic: Indian Pipe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Symbiotic: Rhizobium bacteria in legumes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/95164\/954\/998\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-5.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-5-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/75839\/729\/545\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-4.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-4-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mode Of Nutrition In Plants Key Notes : Definition of Nutrition: Types of Nutrition: Autotrophic Plants: Photosynthesis Process: Heterotrophic Plants: Plants that cannot produce their own food. Types: Importance of Photosynthesis: Special Adaptations: Environmental Factors Affecting Nutrition: Key Examples for Heterotrophic Nutrition: Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3722","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3722"}],"version-history":[{"count":54,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16438,"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3722\/revisions\/16438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}