Protists, fungi, and plants Flashcards
an organism that lives in the kingdom of Protista
protist
an organism that eats other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials
Heterotroph
organisms that are made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane
Eukaryote
An organism that absorbs nutrients by breaking down dead organisms or animal waste
Decomposer
An organism that feeds on an organism of another species.
Parasite
The infected organism
Host
A kingdom made up of nongreen eukaryotic organisms that have no moving ability and reproduce through spore.
Fungi
The way fungi reproduce
Spore
A mass of fungal and algal cells that grow in a symbiotic relationship.
Lichen
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 side one the plant to the other.
Vascular plant
a woody vascular seed plant seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary and fruit.
Gymnosperm
A flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit
Angiosperm
The process where plants get energy from the sun.
Photosynthesis
The process where cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.
Cellular respiration
the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata or other organisms
Transpiration
The growth of all or part of an organism in response to an external stimulus, such as light.
Tropism
The growth of a fungus due to the gravity.
Gravitropism
The orientation of a plant or another organism in response to light.
Phototropism
Reproduction where there is only one organism involved.
Asexual Reproduction
A disease from the gondii parasite
Toxoplasmosis
A parasite that lives inside mosquitoes
Malaria
A disease that is caused by the Giardia lamblia parasite that is also called “BEAVER FEVER!”
Giardia
