Fungi Flashcards
(23 cards)
protist
An organism that is from the kingdom proteria
Heterotroph
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
Eukaryote
an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria.
Decomposer
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
Parasite
an organism that lives in or on another organism
Host
where and parasite lives
Fungi
is like a mold
Spore
sexual fusion
Lichen
is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria
Nonvascular plant
algae complex
vascular plant
Any of various plants that have the vascular tissues xylem and phloem
Gymnosperm
a group of seed producing plants
Angiosperm
the largest group of flowers
Photosynthesis
is how plants get energy
Cellular respiration
is what cells do to break up sugar
Transpiration
is a process where plants get water to the roots
Tropism
turning all parts of a palnr
Gravitropism
is a growth for plant using gravity
Phototropism
how plants respond to light
Asexual Reproduction
is where an organism can reproduce by a single celled organism
Toxoplasmosis
is a disease
Malaria
is a disease usually spread by masquitos
Giardia
a disease that infects the small intestines