Botany Midterm 1

Scientific study of the kinds and diversity of organisms and of the relationshps between them

General term for any one of the taxonomic categories, such as species, class, order, or phylum

An organism that is able to synthesize the nutritive substances it requires from inorganic substances in it's environment

An organism that cannot manufacture organic compounds and so must feed on organic materials that have originated in other plants and animals

A cell lacking a membrane-bounded nucleus and membrane-bounded organelles; Bacteria and Archea

A cell that has a membrane-bounded nucleus, membrane-bounded organelles, and chromosomes in which the DNA is associated with proteins; an organism composed of such cells. Plants, animals, fungi, and protists are the 4 kingdoms of Eukaryotes

Dvision of cytoplasm of a cell following nuclear division

The minute cytoplasmic threads that extend through openings in cell walls and connect the protoplasts of adjacent living cells

A haploid reproductive cell; gametes fuse in pairs forming zygotes which are diploid

Spores that arise through meiosis and are therefore haploid

The diploid cell resulting from the fusion of male and female gametes

The spore-producing, diploid phase in a lifecycle characterized by alternation of generations

In plants that have an alternation of generations, the haploid, gamete produciong generation

Union of the protoplasts of gametes that is not accompanied by union of their nuclei

The union of two nuclei following fertilization, or plasmogamy