fungi Flashcards
(23 cards)
protist
an organisms that belongs to the kingdom protista.
heterotrophs
an organisms that gets food by eating there organisms.
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.
decomposer
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate
parasite
an organisms that feeds on an organism of another speicies.
host
an organism from which a parasite takes food and shelter.
fungi
they have ridgid cell ealls and no chlorophast.
spore
reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion
lichen
a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike
nonvascular plant
they belong to the division Bryophyta, which includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
vasclular plant
relating to, affecting, or consisting of a vessel or vessels, especially those that carry blood.
gymnosperm
a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit.
angiosperm
a plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a carpel.
photosynthosus
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
cellular respreation
is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy
transpiration
s the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves.
tropism
the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus.
gravitroplasm
is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity.
phototropism
the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light
asexual reproduction
by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only
toxoplasmois
a disease caused by toxoplasmas, transmitted chiefly through undercooked meat
malaria
an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells.
giardia
infection is an intestinal infection marked by abdominal cramps, bloating, nausea and bouts of watery diarrhea.
