Protists and Fungi

Question 1

Protist

Answer 1

an organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista

Question 2

Heterotroph

Answer 2

an organism that gets its food by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials

Question 3

Eukaryote

Answer 3

A eukaryote is any organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other organelles enclosed within membranes. Eukaryotes belong to the taxon Eukarya or Eukaryota.

Question 4

Decomposer

Answer 4

an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.

Question 5

Parasite

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Host

Answer 6

an organism from which a parasite food or shelter

Question 7

Fungi

Answer 7

an organism whose cells have nuclei, rigid cell walls , and no chlorophyll and that belongs to the kingdom Fungi

Question 8

Spore

Answer 8

a reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistant to stressful environmental conditions and that can develop into an adult without fusing with another cell

Question 9

Lichen

Answer 9

a mass of fungal and algalcells that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and that are usually found on rocks or trees

Question 10

Nonvascular plant

Answer 10

the three groups of plants, ( liverworts, hornworts, and mosses ) that lack specialized conducting tissues amd true roots, stems, and leaves..

Question 11

Vascular plant

Answer 11

a plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to another.

Question 12

Gymnosperm

Answer 12

a woody, vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit.

Question 13

Angiosperm

Answer 13

a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit.

Question 14

Photosynthesis

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the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.

Question 15

Cellular respiration

Answer 15

the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.

Question 16

Transpiration

Answer 16

The process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata

Question 17

Tropism

Answer 17

The growth of all or part of an organism in response to an external stimulus, such as light.

Question 18

Gravitropism

Answer 18

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.

Question 19

Phototropism

Answer 19

the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light.

Question 20

Toxoplasmosis

Answer 20

A disease that results from infection with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite.

Question 21

Malaria

Answer 21

A disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

Question 22

Giardia

Answer 22

An intestinal infection caused by a giardia parasite.

Question 23

Asexual Reproduction

Answer 23

is a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it does not involve the fusion of gametes, and almost never changes the number of chromosomes.