fungi Flashcards

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protist

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an organisms that belongs to the kingdom protista.

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2
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heterotrophs

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an organisms that gets food by eating there organisms.

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3
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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.

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4
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decomposer

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an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate

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5
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parasite

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an organisms that feeds on an organism of another speicies.

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6
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host

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an organism from which a parasite takes food and shelter.

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7
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fungi

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they have ridgid cell ealls and no chlorophast.

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8
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spore

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reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion

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9
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lichen

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a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike

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10
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nonvascular plant

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they belong to the division Bryophyta, which includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

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11
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vasclular plant

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relating to, affecting, or consisting of a vessel or vessels, especially those that carry blood.

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12
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gymnosperm

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a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit.

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13
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angiosperm

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a plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a carpel.

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14
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photosynthosus

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the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

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15
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cellular respreation

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

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16
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transpiration

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s the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves.

17
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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.

18
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gravitroplasm

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

19
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phototropism

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the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light

20
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asexual reproduction

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by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only

21
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toxoplasmois

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a disease caused by toxoplasmas, transmitted chiefly through undercooked meat

22
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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.

23
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giardia

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infection is an intestinal infection marked by abdominal cramps, bloating, nausea and bouts of watery diarrhea.