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(i) Define the term nutrition. (ii) Explain how nutrients are useful to living organisms.

i) Define the term nutrition.

ii) Explain how nutrients are useful to living organisms.

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Felix
i) Nutrition refers to the process by which living organisms obtain and assimilate (utilize) nutrients.

ii) The nutrients obtained are useful to the living organisms in many ways:

a) The nutrients are required for growth and development of the living organisms.

b) The nutrients are required for energy provision as they are broken down to release energy.

c) They nutrients are also required for repair of worn out tissues.

d) Nutrients are required for synthesis of very vital macromolecules in the body such as hormones and enzymes.
Anganifelix answered the question on May 8, 2018 at 15:50

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