1. Week 14 Vocab Definitions

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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”