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nutients
are chemical substances that are acquired from the enviroment and used in cellular activities
are processed and transformedd into chemicals aftter absorption
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Essential nutrients
substances that must be provided to the organism
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macro-nutrients
required in large quanties
example carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
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micro-nutrients
trace elements present in smaller amounts
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inorganic nutrients
combination of atoms other then carbon and hydrogen
examples sodium,iron,magnesium
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organic nutrients
contain carbon, hydrogen and present in all living things
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source of essential nutrients
CHONPS
- carbon
- hydrogen
- oxygen
- nitrogen
- phosphorus
- sulfur
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how is carbon obtained
heterotrophs-must obtain carbon in organic form from protien, lipids,carbs
autotrophs- self feeders uses inorganic carbon as its CO2 source
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how energy is obtained
phototrophs- microbes that photosynthesize energy from sunlight
chemotrophs- microbes that get energy from chemical compounds
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chemohetertrophs
derive from carbon and energy from organic compunds
has 2 types saprobes and parasites
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saprobes
- free living
- feed on organic dead oragnisms
- decomposers
- include fungi and bacteria
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parasites
- derive nutrients from the cell or tissue of a host
- cause damage to the host
- also known as pathogen
- cause diease
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ectoparsite
live in the body
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endoparasites
live in oragns and tissues
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intracellular parasites
live within cells
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obligate parasites
are unable to grow outside of a living host
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where is nutirents transported?
across cell membrane
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types of transports
- passive-osmosid, diffusion require no energy
- active - endocytosis phagocytosis require eneggy
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osmosis
diffusion of water through a selectivley permiable membrane from area of high concentration to area of low
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isotonic
- eqaul solutencentration
- no net change
- stable
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hypotonic
solute concentration of external enviroment is lower then that of the internal enviroment
net direction is from hypotonic solution into the cell
cells w/o cell walls swell and burst known as lysis
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hypertonic
- higher solute concentraction then the cytoplasm
- will focre watter to diffuse out of the cell
- high osmotic pressure
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