Monday, September 14, 2009

Gametophyte


A gametophyte is a haploid multicelled body in which haploid gametes form during the life cycle of plants and some algae.

Lichen


Mutalism between a fungus and one or more photoautotrophs.

Spore


A strucutre of one or feew ells, often walled or coated, that protects and/or dispersea new sexual or asexual generation. Many bacteria as well as apicomplexans, fungi, and plants form spores.

Commensalism



An ecological interaction in which one species benefits directly and on or more others are affected little, if at all.

Predation


Predation isecological interaction which a predator feeds on a prey organisms.

Rhizome


Rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stemof a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes.

Sporopphyte


A multicellular sporophyte generation or phase is present in the life cycle of all land plants.