Alphabetical
nutrient
[noun]
A chemical substance (e.g., minerals, vitamins, proteins) that is needed by an organism to survive and grow. See also: macronutrient and micronutrient.
Appears in modules:
- Animal Behavior Causes and approaches to studying behavior
- Animal Ecology Competition, predation, and cooperation
- Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
- Biodiversity II Changing habits and habitats
- Cell Division I The cell cycle
- Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
- Collaborative Research in the Arctic Towards Understanding Climate Change The work of Kevin Arrigo
- Diffusion I Random molecular movement and influences on diffusion rate
- Discovery and Structure of Cells Cell theory, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
- Earth's Atmosphere Composition, temperature, and pressure
- Ecosystem Services Categories and valuation
- Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
- Gene Expression Enzymes and hereditary conditions
- Membranes and Chemical Transport Absorption, distribution, and storage of substances in organisms
- Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
- Stoichiometry The proportional nature of chemical reactions
- The Nitrogen Cycle Of microbes and men
- The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
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