fungi Flashcards
protist
an organisms that belongs to the kingdom protista.
heterotrophs
an organisms that gets food by eating there organisms.
eukaryote
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.
decomposer
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate
parasite
an organisms that feeds on an organism of another speicies.
host
an organism from which a parasite takes food and shelter.
fungi
they have ridgid cell ealls and no chlorophast.
spore
reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion
lichen
a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike
nonvascular plant
they belong to the division Bryophyta, which includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
vasclular plant
relating to, affecting, or consisting of a vessel or vessels, especially those that carry blood.
gymnosperm
a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit.
angiosperm
a plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a carpel.
photosynthosus
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
cellular respreation
is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy