Protists

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protist

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an organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista

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heterotroph

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

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eukaryote

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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

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decomposer

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an organism especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material

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parasite

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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 parasite

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host

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an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter

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fungi

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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

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spore

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

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lichen

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

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nonvascular plant

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

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vascular plant

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

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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 when plants use the sun’s energy to make food, chlorophyll in plants gather sunlight

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cellular respiration

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the process in which cell take food and break apart bonds and energy is released

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transpiration

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the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves and where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere

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tropism

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the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus

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gravitropism

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

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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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is a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism; and inherit the genes of that parent only

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toxoplasmosis

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a disease caused by toxoplasmas transmitted through under cooked meat, or in soil or cat poop

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malaria

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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

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giardia

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an infection marked by abdominal pain, bloating, and nausea, it is caused by a microscopic parasite that is found worldwide especially in areas with poor sanitation and unsafe water