Protists 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
Heterotroph
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
Eukaryote
an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or 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; the host never benefits from the presence of the parasite.
Parasite
an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter
Host
a kingdom made up non green eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement reproduce by using spores And get food by breaking down their substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients
Fungi
A reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistant to stressful environmental conditions and that can develop into an adult without fusing another cell
Spore
A mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and that are usually found on rocks or trees
Lichen
The three groups of plants living, liverworts, hornworts and Mosses that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots stems and leaves
Nonvascular plant
A plant that has specialized tissues that can conduct materials from one part of the plant to another
Vascular plant
A woody vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit.
Gymnosperm
The flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit.
Angiosperm
The process by which plants algae and 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 respiration
the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.
Transpiration
growth of all or part of an organism in response to an external stimulus, such as light.
Gravitropism is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity. It is a general feature of all higher and many lower plants as well as other organisms.
Tropism
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 ).
Phototropism
reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent that reduces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.
Asexual Reproduction
Toxoplasmosis results from infection with a common parasite found in cat feces and contaminated food. It can cause serious complications for pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.Symptoms include muscle pain, fever, and headache, all of which can last for weeks.Medications can reduce infection severity. But the best approach is prevention
Toxoplasmosis
(also known as geotropism) is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity. It is a general feature of all higher and many lower plants as well as other organisms.
Gravitropism
An infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites from the Plasmodium family that can be transmitted by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito or by a contaminated needle or transfusion. Falciparum malaria is the most deadly type.
Malaria
an intestinal disorder characterized by abdominal discomfort and prolonged, intermittent diarrhea, caused by the protozoan Giardia lamblia and contracted by drinking untreated water, as of streams or ponds, contaminated with the feces of infected animals. Expand. Also called beaver fever.
Giardia
