Protists, Fungi, Plants Flashcards
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an organism that belongs to the kingdom of Protista
Protist
an organism that gets food by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials
Heterotroph
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.
Eukaryote
organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms
Decomposer
an organism that feeds on an organism of another species (the host) and that usually harms the host; the hoist never benefits from the presence of the parasite
Parasite
an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter
Host
an organism whose cella have nuclei; rigid cell walls, and no chlorophyll and that elongs to the kingdom fungi
Fungi
a reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistant to stressful enviromental conditions and that can develope into an adult without fusing wiht another cell
Spore
a mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbilotic relationship and that are usaully found on a rock or trees
Lichen
the three groups of plants( livewarts, hornworts, and mosses) that lack specilized conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leaves
Nonvascular plant
a plant thta specilized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to the other
Vascular plant
a woody, vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by and ovary or fruit
Gymnosperm
a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit
Angiosperm
the prosses by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carban dioxide, and water to make food
Photosynthesis
the process by wgich cells use oxygen ton produce energy from food
Cellular respiration
the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata
Transpiration
the growth of all or part of an organism in response to an external stimulus, such as light
Tropism
coordinated process of differential growth by a plant or fungus in response to gravity pulling on it
Gravitropism
the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light
Phototropism
production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different sexes
A sexual Reproduction
disease caused by toxoplasmas, transmitted chiefly through undercooked meat
Toxoplasmosis
intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells
Malaria
infection is caused by a microscopic parasite that is found worldwide
Giardia
