Protists, Fungi, and Plants

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Heterotroph

Question 2

An organism that belongs to the kingdom protista

Answer 2

Protist

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Parasite

Question 4

an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter

Answer 4

Host

Question 5

Eukaryota organisms that convert the suns energy into good through photosynthesis but that do not have roots, stems, or leaves

Answer 5

Algae

Question 6

The microscopic, photosynthetic organisms that gloat near the surface of marine or fresh water

Answer 6

Phytoplankton

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Fungus

Question 8

a non-reproductive filament of a fungus

Answer 8

Hypha

Question 9

the mass of fungal filaments, or hyphae, that forms the body of a fungus

Answer 9

mycellium

Question 10

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

Answer 10

spore

Question 11

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

Answer 11

lichen

Question 12

a fungus that looks like wool or cotton

Answer 12

Mold