Biology vocab

Question 1

Phytoplankton

Answer 1

tiny floating, photosynthetic organisms, primarily algae

Question 2

Extracellular digestion

Answer 2

digestion that takes place outside of the cell

Question 3

Zygospore

Answer 3

zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering

Question 4

Zygote

Answer 4

result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for the offspring

Question 5

Membrane

Answer 5

a thin covering of tisue

Question 6

Mycelium

Answer 6

part of the fungus responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of he digested food

Question 7

Cellulose

Answer 7

polysaccharide consisting of many glucose molecules found in cell walls of plants

Question 8

Prokaryotic cell

Answer 8

cell that has no nucleus or other distinct, membrane bound organelles

Question 9

Eukaryotic cell

Answer 9

cell w/ a membrane-bound nucleus & other distinct, membrane-bound organelles

Question 10

Botany

Answer 10

the study of plants

Question 11

Alternation of Generations

Answer 11

life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form & a multicellular haploid form

Question 12

Pollen

Answer 12

fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants

Question 13

Vascular tissue

Answer 13

system of tube shaped cells branching throughout a plant that transports materials between roots & shoots

Question 14

Xylem

Answer 14

non-living vascular tissue that carries water & dissolved minerals from the roots of a plant to it’s leaves

Question 15

Phloem

Answer 15

living vascular tissue that carries sugar & organic substances throughout a plant