protists, fungi, and plants Flashcards

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an organism that belongs to the kingdom protista

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protists

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2
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an organism that gets food by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that bcan not make organic compounds from inorganic materials

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heterotrough

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3
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an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane eukaryotes include animals plants fungi but not archaebacteria or eubacteria

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Eukaryote

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4
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an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or abosrbing the nutrients

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decomposer

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5
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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

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parasite

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6
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an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter

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hosts

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7
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an organism whose cells have no nucluei rigid cell walls and no chlorophyll and that belongs to the kingdom fungi

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fungi

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8
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a reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistant to stressful enviromental conditions and that can develop into an adult without fusing with another cell

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spore

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9
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a mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in symbiotic relationship and that are usually found on rocks or trees

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lichen

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10
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the 3 groups of plants liverworts, hornworts, and mosses that lack specialized conducting tissues and true roots, stems, and leaves

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nonvascular plant

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11
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a plant that has specialized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant to another

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vascular plant

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12
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a woody vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit

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gymnosperm

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13
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a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit

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angiosperm

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14
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the process by which plants algae and some bacteria use sunlight carbon dioxide and water to make food

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photosynthisis

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15
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the process by which cells use oxegen toproduce energy from food

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cellular respiration

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16
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the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata

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transpiration

17
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the growth of all or part an organism in response to an external stimulus such as light

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tropism

18
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a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity

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gravitropism

19
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the orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light

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phototropism

20
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reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent

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asexual reproduction

21
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a disease that results from infection with the toxoplasma gondii parasite

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toxoplasmosis

22
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is a misquito born disease caused by a parasite

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malaria

23
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an intestinal infection caused by a giardia parasite

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giardia