NUTRITION IN PLANTS

2. A symbiotic bacteria present in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
5. A symbiotic relationship between an algae and fungi.
7. Pitcher plant is an ________ plant.
8. The carbohydrate synthesized in plants as a result of photosynthesis.
9. An essential component of photosynthesis taken by the xylem vessels of the plant.
10. Organisms growing on dead and decaying matter.
12. The gas required for the production of food in plants.
13. Basic structural and functional unit of a living organism.
16. An essential nutrient replenished in soil with the application of fertilizers.
17. Organisms that can prepare their own food are known as________
18. A storage carbohydrate present in plants.
19. The process by which green plants synthesize their own food.

1. The ultimate and primary source of energy for all living organisms.
3. Organisms that depend on other organisms for food.
4. A parasitic plant with yellow, slender and tubular stem.
6. Process of uptake of food and it's utilization by the body.
11. The essential byproduct of photosynthesis used by the living organisms for respiration.
12. The green pigment present in leaves that captures sunlight.
14. Small pores present on the leaf that participate in gas exchange and transpiration.
15. Components of food required for carrying out different metabolic processes in an organism.