Question

What is meant by symbiotic nutrition?

Answer 1

The biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to sustain its life is referred to as nutrition. Ingestion, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism, and excretion are all part of the process. Nutritional science is the study of the physiological processes of nutrition.

Complete answer:
A mutualistic, commensalism, or parasitic symbiosis is any type of close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms. The organisms, each of which is referred to as a symbiont, must be of different species. Heinrich Anton de Bary defined it in 1879 as "the coexistence of unlike organisms."

The relationship between organisms in which they share their nutrition and shelter is referred to as symbiotic nutrition. This reciprocal relationship may or may not benefit both partners. Commensalism is a type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits but another may not.

There are three types of symbiotic nutrition.
1. Mutualism: Both organisms benefit from this relationship. Rhizobium, for example, can be found in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
2. Commensalism: In this relationship, one organism benefits while the other does not. Cattle and egrets are two examples.
3. Parasitism: In this relationship, one organism benefits while the other suffers. For example, Tapeworms and Humans.

Note: Competition is defined as an interaction between organisms or species in which the presence of another reduces the fitness of one. A limited supply of at least one resource (such as food, water, and territory) used by both usually facilitates this type of interaction, though competition for other 'amenities', such as females for reproduction (in the case of males), may also exist.