Glossary (Science Vocabulary) The nutrition function

ENGLISH
Autotroph

SPANISH
Auttrofo

VISUAL ASOCIATION

DEFINITION

EXAMPLES

Living organism which makes its own organic matter from Plants inorganic matter using an Algae Some bacteria energy source, mainly sunlight. Type of nutrition of the autotroph living beings which make their own organic matter from inorganic matter using an energy source, mainly sunlight. Animal that eats another animal. (Secondary consumer in the food chain.)

Autotrophic nutrition

Nutricin auttrofa

Carnivore Zoophagous

Carnvoro Zofago

Cellular respiration

Respiracin celular

Mitochondrial process by which living beings used the oxygen to obtain the energy stored in organic biomolecules.

Chemoautotroph Chemotrophic autotroph

Quimioauttrofo

Autotroph organism that obtains energy from chemical Some bacteria reactions.

Enzyme

Enzima

Protein that catalyzes (increases the velocity of) chemical reactions.

Amylase Ptyalin Lysozyme Lipase

Excretion

Excrecin

Process by which waste products of the living beings are collected and expelled from the body.

Food

Alimento

Substances that organisms take into the body to get nutrients and energy.

Herbivore

Herbvoro

Animal that eats plants or autotroph living things. (The primary consumer in the food chain).

Heterotroph

Hetertrofo

Living organism which feeds on organic matter produced by Animals Fungi other living beings.

Protozoa Some bacteria

Heterotrophic nutrition

Nutricin hetertrofa

Type of nutrition of the heterotrophs which feed on organic matter produced by other living beings.

Nutrients

Nutrientes

Biomolecules contained in food that an organism needs to live and grow.

Nutrition function

Funcin de nutricin

Process in which living beings obtain the matter and the energy necessary for life.

Autotrophic nutrition Heterotrophic nutrition

Omnivore

Omnvoro

Animal that eats plants and animals.

Organ

rgano

Collection of tissues joined in a Heart structural unit to serve a Stomach Lung common function.
Kidney

Photoautotroph

Fotoauttrofo Autofototrofo

Living organism which makes its own organic matter from Plants inorganic matter using sunlight. Algae

Some bacteria

System

Sistema

Group of organs that work Circulatory system together to perform a certain Digestive system Endocrine system task.

Muscular system Nervous system Reproductive system Respiratory system Skeletal system Urinary system