protist, plant, fungi vocab

Question 1

Protist

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any of a diverse taxonomic group and especially a kingdom

Question 2

Heterotroph

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an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances

Question 3

Eukaryote

Answer 3

an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus eukaryotes

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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

Question 5

Parasite

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an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host’s expense

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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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any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools

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Spore

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a reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistant to stressful environmental conditions

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Lichen

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a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and 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

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Vascular Plant

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a plant that is characterized by the presence of conducting tissue

Question 12

Gymnosperm

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a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit Gymnosperms include the conifers, cycads, and ginkgo

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Angiosperm

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a plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a carpel

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Photosynthesis

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the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water

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Cellular Respiration

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a plant having a specialized conducting system

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Transpiration

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the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves

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Tropism

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the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus

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Gravitropism

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Positive and Negative Gravitropism. Gravitropism is the movement or growth of plants in response to gravity

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Phototropism

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the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light (positive phototropism) or away from it (negative phototropism)

Question 20

asexual reproduction

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a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only

Question 21

Toxoplasmosis

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a disease caused by toxoplasmas, transmitted chiefly through undercooked meat, or in soil or cat feces

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Malaria

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an intermittent and remittent fever caused by a protozoan parasite that invades the red blood cells

Question 23

Giardia

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infection is an intestinal infection marked by abdominal cramps, bloating, nausea and bouts of watery diarrhea Giardia infection is caused by a microscopic parasite that is found worldwide, especially in areas with poor sanitation and unsafe water