is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions.

an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.

organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments.

any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon.

either of two units of heat energy.

he property that must be transferred to an object in order to perform work on, or to heat, the object.

the process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.

the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma.

the discharge of undigested food in the Digestive tract for multicellular organisms and is done on the surface of the cell in unicellular organisms.

fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs that aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut.

an insoluble substance that is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers.

a weight-to-height ratio, calculated by dividing one's weight in kilograms by the square of one's height in meters and used as an indicator of obesity and underweight.

the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.

the intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles.

any of numerous minute elongated projections set closely together on a surface, typically increasing its surface area for the absorption of substances, in particular.

bowel movements that are infrequent or hard to pass

macromolecular biological catalysts.

a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer.

A serious eating disorder marked by binging, followed by methods to avoid weight gain.

An eating disorder causing people to obsess about weight and what they eat.

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Term	Definition
Autotrophs	is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions.
Heterotrophs	an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
Chemoautotrophs	organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments.
Photoautotrophs	any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon.
calories	either of two units of heat energy.
energy	he property that must be transferred to an object in order to perform work on, or to heat, the object.
ingestion	the process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
digestion	the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma.
egestion	the discharge of undigested food in the Digestive tract for multicellular organisms and is done on the surface of the cell in unicellular organisms.
Roughage	fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs that aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut.
Cellulose	an insoluble substance that is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers.
body mass index	a weight-to-height ratio, calculated by dividing one's weight in kilograms by the square of one's height in meters and used as an indicator of obesity and underweight.
Absorption	the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.
Diffusion	the intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles.
villi	any of numerous minute elongated projections set closely together on a surface, typically increasing its surface area for the absorption of substances, in particular.
constipation	bowel movements that are infrequent or hard to pass
enzyme	macromolecular biological catalysts.
marcomolecules	a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer.
Bulimia	A serious eating disorder marked by binging, followed by methods to avoid weight gain.
Anorexia	An eating disorder causing people to obsess about weight and what they eat.

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