a group of angiosperms whose embryos possess two cotyledons; also known as eudicot
a fungal filament composed of one or more cells
one of a group of related organelles in plant cells that are involved in the storage of starches, fats, proteins, and pigments
the thin stalk that links the anther to the base of the flower
a seedless vascular plant that produces large fronds; the most advanced group of seedless vascular plants
the group of structures that contain the male reproductive organs
the group of structures that constitute the female reproductive organ; also called the carpel
a layered sedimentary structure formed by precipitation of minerals by prokaryotes in microbial mats
a tangle of visible mycelia with a fuzzy appearance
any illness resulting from the consumption of contaminated food, or of the pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or other parasites that contaminate food
bacteria that evolved from early phototrophs and oxygenated the atmosphere; also known as blue-green algae
describes a bacterium that contains mainly peptidoglycan in its cell walls
a sac-like structure at the tip of the stamen in which pollen grains are produced
a symbiotic relationship in which one member benefits while the other member is not affected
describes a bacterium whose cell wall contains little peptidoglycan but has an outer membrane
a group of plants in which a primitive conductive system appears
a general term used to describe unicellular fungi
the long thin structure that links the stigma to the ovary
an organism, or infectious agent, that causes a disease
the ovulate strobilus on gymnosperms that contains ovules