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protist plant fungi Flashcards

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protist

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an organism ha belongs to the kingdom protista

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heterotroph

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A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food

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eukaryotic

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organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within membranes

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decomposers

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organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms

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Parasite

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plant or an animal organism that lives in or on another and takes its nourishment from that other organism

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host

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a person that a virus lives or reproduces on

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fungi

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any member of the group of eukaryotic organism

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spore

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a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal

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lichen

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a composite organism that arises from algae

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Nonvascular plant

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plants without a vascular system

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Vascular plant

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a large group of plants that are defined as those land plants

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Gymnosperm

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a group of seed-producing plants

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Angiosperm

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are the most diverse group of land plants

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Photosynthesis

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a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy

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Cellular respiration

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a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells

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Transpiration

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the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts

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Tropism

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a biological phenomenon

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Gravitropism

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a coordinated process of differential growth

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Phototropism

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he growth of an organism in response to a light stimulu

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Asexual Reproduction

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a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism

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Xylem

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a large American water technology provider,

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Phloem

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the living tissue in vascular plants that transports the soluble organic compounds

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