Protist, fungi,and plants. Flashcards

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Protist

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an organism that belongs to the Kingdom Protista.

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heterotroph

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an organism that gets food by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials.

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eukaryote

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an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane; eukaryotes include animals, plants, and fungi but not archaebacteria or eubacteria..

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decomposer

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an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients.

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parasite

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an organism that feeds on an organism or another species (the host) and that usually harms the host; the host never benefits from the presence of the parasite.

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host

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an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.

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Fungi

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A kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryote organisms that have no means to movement reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients.

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Spore

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A reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistant to stressful environmental conditions and that can develop into an adult without fusing with another cell.

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Lichen

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A mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and that are usually found on rocks or trees.

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Nonvascular plant

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the three groups of plants (liverworts, hornworts, and mosses) that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leaves.

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Vascular plant

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A plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to another.

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Gymnosperm

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A woody, vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit.

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Angiosperm

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A flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit.

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Photosynthesis

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the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.

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Cellular respiration

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the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.

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Transpiration

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the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata; also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms.

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Tropism

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growth of all or part of an organism in response to an external stimulus, such as light.

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Gravitropism

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

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phototropism

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is the growth of an organism which responds to a light stimulus.

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Asexual reproduction

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reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.

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Toxoplasmosis

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A disease that results from infection with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite.

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Malaria

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A disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

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Giardia

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An intestinal infection caused by a giardia parasite.