Week 14 Vocab Definitions

Kingdom Largest and most broad of the seven taxa; divided into smaller groups called phyla Genus Taxonomic rank that is divided into smaller groups called species Vascular tissue Tissue in plants that transports nutrients and water.

Eyespot Part on some protists (Euglena) that absorbs light Contractile Vacuole Structure inside a paramecium used to pump out excess water and waste Pseudopods Temporary extension of the cytoplasm that helps an amoeba move.

Binary fission Form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms; one cell divides into two cells Conjugation Form of sexual reproduction in single-celled organisms

Angiosperm Flowering plants where seeds are protected inside a fruit. Gymnosperm Cone-bearing plant (conifer) where seeds are not enclosed in a fruit “naked seeds”