protist plant fungi 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 made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane
eukaryote
an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients
decomposer
an organism that feeds on an organism of another species (the host) and that usually harms the host
parasite
an organism from winch a parasite takes shelter or food
host
a kingdom made up of non green, Eukaryota organism that have no means of movement, reproduce by using spores and get food by breaking down substances in their surrounding and absorbing the nutrients
fungi
a reproductive cell or multi cellular structure that is a resistant to stressful environment conditions and that can devolve into an adult without fusing with another cell
spore
a mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and thatare usually found on rocks or trees
lichen
the three groups of plants (liverworts hornworts and mosses) that lack specialized conductive tissues and roots stems and leaves
nonvascular plant
a plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of plant to another
vascular plant
a woody vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit
gymnosperm
a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit
angiosperm
the process by which plant algae an some bacteria use sunlight carbon dioxide and water to make food
photosynthesis
the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food
cellular reparation
