ree Flashcards
diverse taxonomic group and especially a kingdom
Protist
an organism that cannot produce its own food,
Heterotroph
An organism whose cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane
Eukaryotic
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material
Decomposer
an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species
Parasite
an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
Host
fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds
Fungi
one-celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion, characteristic of lower plants, fungi, and protozoans
Spore
a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees
Lichen
Nonvascular plants belong to the division Bryophyta
Nonvascular plant
a plant that is characterized by the presence of conducting tissue
Vascular plant
a plant that is characterized by the presence of conducting tissue
Angiosperm
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide
Photosynthesis
metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy
Cellular respiration
