Protists Fungi and Plants 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 from inorganic materials.
Heterotroph
An organism that feeds or an organism of another species (the host) and that usually harms the host; the host never benefits from the presence of the _____.
Parasite
An organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.
Host
The microscopic, photosynthetic organisms that float near the surface of marine or fresh water.
Phytoplankton
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.
Spore
The three groups of plants (liverworts, hornworts, and mosses) that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leaves.
Nonvascular Plant
A plant that has specialized tissues that 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
A flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit.
Angiosperm
A kingdom made up of non-green eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing nutrients.
Fungi
An organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane; ________ include plants, animals, and fungi but no archaebacteria or eubacteria.
Eukaryote
An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients.
Decomposer
A mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbolic relationship and that are usually found on rocks or trees.
Lichen
The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, water to make food.
Photosynthesis
