Five-Kingdom Classification · NCERT Biology

The mode of nutrition for Kingdom Animalia is described as:

  1. Autotrophic (self-feeding)
  2. Holozoic or Saprophytic
  3. Chemosynthetic autotrophy
  4. Photosynthetic autotrophy
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Correct answer: Holozoic or Saprophytic

Animals are heterotrophic organisms that primarily ingest food (holozoic) or sometimes live on decaying matter (saprophytic). They lack chlorophyll and cannot synthesize their own food.

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