(par 2.2.1.10) What are nutrients?

What are Nutrients? https://byjus.com/biology/nutrients/ “Nutrients are the compounds in food that provide us with energy that facilitates repair and growth and helps to carry out different life processes.” Not all nutrients provide energy but are necessary for some form or the other. These nutrients are divided into two categories: Macronutrients, which are required by the […]

(par 2.2.1.10) Nutrients (taken from Wikipedia)

Nutrients http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nutrients are the components in foods that an organism utilizes to survive and grow. Macronutrients provide the bulk energy for an organism’s metabolic system to function, while micronutrients provide the necessary cofactors for metabolism to be carried out. Both types of nutrients can be acquired from the environment.[1] They are […]

(par 2.2.1. 9) Salinity (taken from Wikipedia)

Salinity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water (see also soil salinity). Salinity is an important factor in determining many aspects of the chemistry of natural waters and of biological processes within it, and is a thermodynamic state variable that, along with temperature and pressure, governs physical characteristics like the density and heat capacity of the water. A contour […]