science

Question 1

Protist

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Protist is an informal term for any eukaryotic

Question 2

Heterotroph

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A heterotroph is an organism that cannot fix carbon from inorganic sources but uses organic carbon for growth

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Eukaryote

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A eukaryote is any organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other organelles enclosed within membranes

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Decomposer

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n organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic materia

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Parasite

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an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host’s expense

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Host

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an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives

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Fungi

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A fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes unicellular microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as multicellular fungi that produce familiar fruiting forms such as mushrooms and bracket fung

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Spore

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a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersion and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions

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Lichen

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A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae and/or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship

Question 10

Nonvascular plant

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Non-vascular plants are plants without a vascular system consisting of xylem and phloem

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Vascular plant

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Vascular plants, also known as tracheophytes and also higher plants, form a large group of plants that are defined as those land plants that have lignified tissues for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant

Question 12

Gymnosperm

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The gymnosperms are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes

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Angiosperm

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The flowering plants, also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants

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Photosynthesis

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the process by which plants, some bacteria, and some protistans use the energy from sunlight to produce sugar

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Cellular respiration

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is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients

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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

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Tropism

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the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves

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Gravitropism

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

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Phototropism

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he orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light

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Asexual Reproduction

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reprodution with 1 person

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Toxoplasmosis

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is a disease

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Malaria

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a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic

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Giardia

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infection is an intestinal infection marked by abdominal cramps