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Transcription: The way that organisms get their food is called nutrition. Food provides the building materials for growth and repair, as well as energy for all the organisms' life activities. The ultimate source of energy is the sun. Plants use the energy in sunlight to make their own food. Organisms that cannot make their own food must feed on others. Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat animals, and omnivores eat both.