CHAPTER 11 - Diversity of Life (Protists, Plants, Fungi)

This set of flashcards covers key vocabulary related to the diversity of life focused on protists, plants, and fungi, as discussed in Chapter 11.

Prokaryotic

Organisms without a nucleus, such as bacteria and archaea.

Eukaryotic

Organisms that have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, including protists, fungi, plants, and animals.

Protists

Diverse group of early eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi.

Heterotrophs

Organisms that must consume food for energy, such as animal-like protists (protozoa).

Autotrophs

Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis, such as plant-like protists (algae).

Decomposers

Organisms that feed on decaying matter, like fungus-like protists.

Mycelium

The mass of hyphae forming the feeding network of fungi.

Hyphae

Thread-like filaments that make up the body of fungi.

Nonvascular plants

Plants like mosses that have no xylem or phloem and must stay small.

Gymnosperms

Plants with 'naked seeds' that are not enclosed in fruit, such as pine trees.

Angiosperms

The most diverse group of plants known as flowering plants, which have seeds protected inside fruit.

Mycorrhizae

A symbiotic association between fungi and plant roots that helps plants absorb nutrients.

Phylogenetic trees

Diagrams that show evolutionary relationships and common ancestors among different groups of organisms.

Protozoa

Animal-like protists that are heterotrophic and must eat food.

Diatoms

Plant-like protists with glass-like shells that are the base of many aquatic food chains.

Dinoflagellates

Plant-like protists that can cause red tides and are sometimes bioluminescent.

Spores

Reproductive cells found in nonvascular plants like ferns and mosses.