nutrition crossword

5. Green pigment that absorbs light energy.
6. Enzyme in saliva that breaks down starch.
8. Type of nutrition where the organism derives nutrition from a host without killing it.
9. Organisms that cannot produce their own food and depend on others.
10. Enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach.
11. Small pores on leaves for gas exchange.

1. Organisms that prepare their own food (e.g., green plants).
2. Simple sugar produced during photosynthesis, \(C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}
3. Small finger-like projections in the small intestine that increase surface area for absorption.
4. Process by which green plants make their own food using sunlight, \(CO_{2}\), and water.
7. Nutrition obtained from dead and decaying matter.