hiii Flashcards
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Protist
an organism that belongs to the kingdom proststa.
Heterotroph
an organism that eats other organisms or their byproduct
Eukaryote
a organism made up of cells that have a nucleus
Decomposer
an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead animals or their waste
Parasite
an organism that feeds on another species
Host
an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter
Fungi
Fungi is the plural word for “fungus”. A fungus is a eukaryotic organism. Yeasts, moulds and mushrooms are examples of fungi. The study of fungi is called mycology. Like animals, humans and most bacteria, all fungi are heterotrophs.
Spore
a reproductive cell
Lichen
a mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together.
Nonvascular plant
the three groups of plants that lack tissue
Vascular plant
a plant that has specialized tissues that conducts materials
Gymnosperm
a woody vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed.
Angiosperm
a flowering plant that produces seeds withen a fruit
Photosynthesis
how plants use carbon dioxide sun light and water to make food.
Cellular respiration
the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.
Transpiration
to process by which plants release water vapor into the air
Tropism
the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus.
Phototropism
the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light ( positive phototropism ) or away from it ( negative phototropism ).
Asexual Reproduction
one can have an offspring identical to itself.
Toxoplasmosis
a disease caused by toxoplasmas, transmitted chiefly through undercooked meat, or in soil or cat feces. Symptoms generally pass unremarked in adults, but infection can be dangerous to unborn children
. Malaria
an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions.
Giardia
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Giardia infection is an intestinal infection marked by abdominal cramps, bloating, nausea and bouts of watery diarrhea. Giardia infection is caused by a microscopic parasite that is found worldwide, especially in areas with poor sanitation and unsafe water.
