What are the conditions necessary for autotrophic nutrition and what are its by products ?

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Chapter 5

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Class 10

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7. What are the conditions necessary for autotrophic nutrition and what are its by products ?

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Question:

What are the conditions necessary for autotrophic nutrition and what are its by products ?

Answer:

The following are the conditions necessary for autotrophic nutrition:

Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll: Conversion of light energy into chemical form and hydrolysis of water molecules into H₂ and O₂.
Reduction of carbon dioxide into carbohydrates.

The main products of nutrition are as follows :

Sugar
Water
Oxygen and its by-products

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