tápanyagtartás
Tápanyagtartás refers to the processes by which an organism acquires, retains, and utilizes nutrients from its environment. This encompasses ingestion, digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism, and excretion of essential substances like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. The goal of tápanyagtartás is to provide the organism with the energy and building blocks necessary for survival, growth, reproduction, and repair.
Different organisms have evolved diverse mechanisms for tápanyagtartás. Autotrophs, such as plants and some bacteria, produce
Once absorbed, nutrients are transported to cells throughout the body. Metabolism then involves a series of