NUTRITION IN PLANTS

1. The ultimate and primary source of energy for all living organisms.
3. An essential component of photosynthesis taken by the xylem vessels of the plant.
5. The process by which green plants synthesize their own food.
9. Process of uptake of food and it's utilization by the body.
12. The essential byproduct of photosynthesis used by the living organisms for respiration.
13. Organisms that depend on other organisms for food.
16. Small pores present on the leaf that participate in gas exchange and transpiration.
18. The green pigment present in leaves that captures sunlight.
19. Components of food required for carrying out different metabolic processes in an organism.

1. Organisms growing on dead and decaying matter.
2. An essential nutrient replenished in soil with the application of fertilizers.
4. Pitcher plant is an ________ plant.
6. The carbohydrate synthesized in plants as a result of photosynthesis.
7. A parasitic plant with yellow, slender and tubular stem.
8. The gas required for the production of food in plants.
10. Organisms that can prepare their own food are known as________
11. A symbiotic bacteria present in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
14. A storage carbohydrate present in plants.
15. A symbiotic relationship between an algae and fungi.
17. Basic structural and functional unit of a living organism.