Vital functions refer to the fundamental processes necessary for the maintenance of life in organisms. These functions are common to most living beings and ensure their survival and reproduction.
They are nutrition, interaction and reproduction.
- Nutrition: Nutrition is the acquisition, processing, and utilization of nutrients by an organism to obtain energy and build or repair cellular structures.
- Interaction: The vital function of interaction allows living beings to receive information from their environment and respond to it in order to survive.
- Reproduction: Reproduction is the vital function through which organisms generate offspring, ensuring the continuity of their species.
