Terms That You Should Know

Nutrients: Nutrition: Autotrophic: Autotrophs: Heterotrophic: Heterotrophs: Photosynthesis: Chlorophyll: Chloroplast: Stomata: Mitochondria: Parasite: Herbivorous: Carnivorous: Omnivorous: Insectivorous: Saprotrophes: These components of food are necessary for our body and are called nutrients. Nutrition is the mode of taking food by an organism and its utilization by the body The mode of nutrition in which organisms synthesizes their own food. The organisms that follow autotrophic mode of nutrition are called autotrophes. The mode of nutrition in which organisms obtain their food from other animals and plants. The organisms that follow heterotrophic mode of nutrition are called autotrophes. The process of synthesizing food by plants using water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight with help of chlorophyll The green coloured pigment present in chloroplast of plant cell. It can convert light energy to chemical energy It is a cell organelle where photosynthesis takes place. It is also known as kitchen of the cell. the tiny opening on the surface of leaf is stomata. It helps in exchange of gases and transpiration . It is the cell organelle where respiration takes place. It breaks glucose to give energy. It is also known as power house of the cell. The organisms that live at the cost of host are called parasites. The organisms that eat plant and plant products are called herbivorous. The organisms that eat other animals are called carnivorous. The organisms that eat both animals and plants are called omnivorous. The organisms that eat insects are called insectivorous. The organisms that feed on dead and decaying matter are called Saprotrophes

Symbiotic relationship: The relationship where both the partners are benefitted Parasitic relationship: Lichens The relationship where one of the partners is benefitted at the cost of other It is a symbiotic relationship of algae and fungi.