Protist, Plant, and Fungi vocab

Question 1

Protist

Answer 1

An organism that belongs to the kingdom protista.

Question 2

Heterotroph

Answer 2

An organism that gets food by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials.

Question 3

Eukaryote

Answer 3

An organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane ; eukaryotes include animals, plants, and fungi but not archaebacteria or eubacteria.

Question 4

Decomposer

Answer 4

An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients.

Question 5

Parasite

Answer 5

An organism that feeds on an organism of another species (the host) and that usually harms the host; the host never benefits from the presence of the species.

Question 6

Host

Answer 6

An organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.

Question 7

Fungi

Answer 7

A kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients.

Question 8

Spore

Answer 8

A reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistant to stressful environmental conditions and that can develop into an adult without fusing with another cell.

Question 9

Lichen

Answer 9

A mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and that are usually found on rocks or trees.

Question 10

Nonvascular Plant

Answer 10

The three groups of plants (liverworts, hornworts, and mosses) that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leaves.

Question 11

Vascular plant

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A plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to another.

Question 12

Gymnosperm

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A woody, vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit.

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Angiosperm

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A flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit.

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.

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Cellular Respiration

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The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.

Question 16

Transpiration

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The process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata ; also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms.

Question 17

Tropism

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Growth of all or part of an organism in response to an external stimulus, such as light.

Question 18

Gravitropism

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A coordinated process of differential growth by a plant or fungus in response to gravity pulling on it.

Question 19

Phototropism

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The orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light, or away from it.

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Asexual Reproduction

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Reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.

Question 21

Toxoplasmosis

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A disease considered to be a leading cause of death attributed to foodborne illness in the United States.

Question 22

Malaria

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A disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

Question 23

Giardia

Answer 23

An intestinal infection caused by a giardia parasite.