protist, fungi, plants Flashcards
Protist
an organism that belongs to the kingdom protista.
Heterotroph
an organism that gets food by eating other organism or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials.
Parasite
an organism that feeds on an organism of another of species the host and that usually harms the host the host never benefits from the presence of the parasite.
Host
an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.
Fungi
an organism whose cells have nuclei rigid cell walls and no chlorophyll and that belongs to the kingdom fungi.
Spore
a reproductive cell or multicellular structure that that is resistant to stressful environmental conditions and that can develop into an adult without fusing with anther cell.
Lichen
A mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and that are usually found on rocks or trees.
Nonvascular plant
the three groups of plant liverworts hornworts and mosses that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots stems and leaves.
Vascular plant
has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to anther.
Gymnosperm
a woody vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit.
Angiosperm
a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit.
Photosynthesis
the process by which plants algae and some bacteria use sunlight carbon dioxide and water to make food.
Cellular respiration
the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.
Transpiration
the process by which plants release water vapor air through stomata also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms.
Tropism
growth of all or part of an organism in response to an external stimulus such as light.
