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100

name for organisms that have no backbone

invertebrates

100

Which classification includes protists that can clump together into large single-celled masses?

a. amoeboid protists    b.   ciliates        c.   fungus-like protists        d.   slime molds

slime molds

100

Which fungi would most likely decompose dead plant and animal material?

a. imperfect      b.  saprophytic         c.  parasitic      d.   symbiotic

saprophytic

100

Which plant hormone acts as an inhibitor to the other hormones?

a. abscisic acid        b.   terminator        c.   cytokinins        d.   ethylene

 abscisic acid

100

includes crustaceans, chelicerates, and insects

arthropods

200

animal that feeds on plants

herbivore

200

What is the whip-like tail some protists have?

the flagellum (plural is flagella, also accepted)

200

What is the spore-producing part of a fungus?

a. zygote    b.   hyphae        c.   stipe        d. fruiting body

fruiting body

200

Which plant parts demonstrate negative gravitropism?

stems or leaves

200

What is a characteristic of all animals?

+200 points each additional answer

multicellular, eukaryotic, consumers

300

animal that regulates internal body temp

endotherm

300

Are protists prokaryotes or eukaryotes?

they are eukaryotes (having membrane-bound nuclei and membrane-bound organelles)

300

What is an organism that obtains food from a living organism?

parasite

300

the alternation of generations is the repeating cycle of gametophyte and _____ structures

sporophyte

300

Which type of organisms obtain nutrition by secreting digestive enzymes into its surrounding area?

fungi

400

What is another name for flowering plants?

Angiosperms

400

Whenever a protist is moving with bulges of cytoplasm, it is called _________ movement.

ameboid

400

 Fungal cell walls are made of ____________.

chitin
400

Plant cell walls are made of __________

cellulose

400

This kingdom of organism can be described as a eukaryotic, producer, and a cuticle, and cellulose in its cell wall. What is it?

Plant

500

name means "spiny skin"

echinoderms

500

Algae are which type of protists?

plantlike

500

Fungi are classified into major groups according to how they produce ____________

 spores

500

What is a cellular organelle found in all plants?

plastid

500

sharks and rays are _____ fish

cartilaginous