Protis , fungi, and plants Flashcards
An Organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista
Protist
an organism that gets food by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials
Heterotroph
an organism that feeds on an organism of another species (the host) and that usually harms the host; the host never benefits from the presence of the parisite
Parasite
an organism from wich a parasite takes food or shelter
Host
eukaryotic organisms that converts the suns energy into food through photosynthetic but do not have roots, stems, or leaves (sugar, alga)
Algae
the microscopic, photosynthetic organisms that float near the surface of marine or fresh water
Phytoplankton
The ability to make food using sunlight
Photosynthesis
A eukaryote is any organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other organelles enclosed within membranes.
Eukaryote
Something that eats dead stuff
Decomposer
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 known as mushrooms.
Fungi
a minute, typically one-celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion, characteristic of lower plants, fungi, and protozoans.
Spore
a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike, leaf like, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
Lichen
lack these particular tissues, many possess simpler tissues that are specialized for internal transport of water. lacking a vascular system
Nonvascular plant
Giardia is a genus of anaerobic flagellated protozoan parasites of the phylum Sarcomastigophora that colonise and reproduce in the small intestines of several vertebrates, causing giardiasis.
Giardia
It is a type of desiese.
Malaria
A disease that results from infection with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite.
Toxoplasmosis
Sex from a single organism.
Asexual Reproduction
the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light
Phototropism
is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity. It is a general feature of all higher and many lower plants as well as other organisms.
Gravitropism
the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus.
Tropism
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. From water to plant.
Transpiration
is what cells do to break up sugars into a form that the cell can use as energy.
Cellular respiration
The flowering plants, also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with about 350,000 species
Angiosperm
The gymnosperms are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and Gnetales.
Gymnosperm