Protists, Fungi, and Plants

Question 1

An organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista

Answer 1

Protist

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Heterotroph

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Eukaryote

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Decomposer

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Parasite

Question 6

An organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter

Answer 6

Host

Question 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 there surroundings and absorbing the nutrients.

Answer 7

Fungi

Question 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

Answer 8

Spore

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Lichen

Question 10

The three groups of plants (liverwarts, hornwarts, and mosses) that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leaves

Answer 10

Nonvascular plant

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Vascular Plant

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Gymnosperm

Question 13

A flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit.

Answer 13

Angiosperm

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Photosynthesis

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Cellular Respiration

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Transpiration

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Tropism

Question 18

A turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity

Answer 18

Gravitropism

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Phototropism

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Asexual Reproduction

Question 21

A disease caused by toxoplasmas, transmitted chiefly through undercooked meat, or in soil or cat feces.

Answer 21

Toxoplasmosis

Question 22

An intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells.

Answer 22

Malaria

Question 23

An intestinal infection

Answer 23

Giardia