plants

Question 1

Protist

Answer 1

An organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista

Question 2

Heterotroph

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an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.

Question 3

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. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria.

Question 4

Decomposer

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an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material

Question 5

Parasite

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

Question 6

Host

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

Question 7

Fungi

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A fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, fungi, which is separate from the other eukaryotic life kingdoms of plants and animals.

Question 8

Spore

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In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, fungi and protozoa.

Question 9

Lichen

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a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees

Question 10

Nonvascular plant

Answer 10

Nonvascular Plants Defined. Nonvascular plants belong to the division Bryophyta, which includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. These plants have no vascular tissue, so the plants cannot retain water or deliver it to other parts of the plant body.

Question 11

Vascular plant

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a plant that is characterized by the presence of conducting tissue.

Question 12

Gymnosperm

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a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit. Gymnosperms include the conifers, cycads, and ginkgo.

Question 13

Angiosperm

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a plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a carpel. The angiosperms are a large group and include herbaceous plants, shrubs, grasses, and most trees.

Question 14

Photosynthesis

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the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.

Question 15

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 into adenosine triphosphate

Question 16

Transpiration

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Transpiration is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.

Question 17

Tropism

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the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus.

Question 18

Gravitropism

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is a coordinated process of differential growth by a plant or fungus in response to gravity pulling on it. It is a general feature of all higher and many lower plants as well as other organisms.

Question 19

Phototropism

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the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light ( positive phototropism ) or away from it

Question 20

Asexual reproduction

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Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it does not involve the fusion of gametes, and almost never changes the number of chromosomes

Question 21

Toxoplasmosis

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can be a sexually transmitted infection with serious clinical consequences

Question 22

Malaria

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an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions.

Question 23

Giardia

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Giardiasis spreads through contaminated food or water or by person-to-person contact. It’s most common in areas with poor sanitation and unsafe water.