Protists , Fungi, and Plants Flashcards
an organism that belongs to the kingdom Proista
Protist
an organism that gets food by eating other organisms and cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materilas
Heterotroph
an organism that feeds on an organism of another species and that usually harms the host
Parasite
an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter
Host
Eukaryota organism that convert the suns energy into food through photosynthesis but that do not have roots
Algae
the microscopic photosynthesis organisms that float near the surface of marine or fresh water
Phytoplankton
an organism whose cells have nuclei rigid cell walls and no chlorophyll and that belongs to the kingdom fungi
Fungus
a non reproductive filament of a fungus
Hypha
the mass of the fungal filaments or hypha that forms the body of a fungus
mycelium
a reproductive cell or multiecellular structure that is resistant to stressful environmental conditions and that can develop into an adult without fussing with another cell
Spore
a fungus that looks like wool or cotton
Mold
a mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and that usually found on rocks or trees
Lichen
the three groups of plants that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots stems and levas
Nonvascular
a plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to another
vascular plant
woody vascular seed plant whose seed s are not enclosed by ovary or fruit
gymnospherm