Question

b. nutrition. living things need food to supply energy for life activities and materials for the growth and repair of cells. during the life process of nutrition, organisms obtain (get) and process food. some organisms, such as green plants, can make their own food while other living things must obtain their food already formed. organisms that are able to make their own food are called autotrophs. heterotrophs are organisms that are not able to make their own food. nutrition involves ingestion and digestion. food is taken in from the environment by ingestion. ingested food is not usually in a form that can be used by the body and must be changed into a usable form. digestion is the process that changes food into a form that can be used by the cell. during digestion, large complex molecules are broken down into small simple molecules. review questions 1. the life activity responsible for obtaining and processing food is called ____. 2. during ingestion food is ____.

Explanation:

Question 1

From the text, under "NUTRITION", it says "During the life process of nutrition, organisms obtain (get) and process food." So the life activity for obtaining and processing food is nutrition.

The text states "Food is taken in from the environment by ingestion." So during ingestion, food is taken in from the environment.

Answer:

nutrition

Question 2