. 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyThe nature and variety of living organisms (1)GCSEEdexcel Created by: carolinepontinCreated on: 07-04-19 13:00 Homeostasis the maintenance of a constant internal environment, such as body water content and body temperature 1 of 8 Respiration the chemical process in which glucose is broken down inside cells, releasing energy and producing carbon dioxide and water. 2 of 8 Chloroplast an organelle found in plant cells and some protoctist cells that can capture energy from light for use in phototsynthesis 3 of 8 Hypha a single thread of fungal mycelium (plural hyphae) 4 of 8 Mycelium a mass of pyphae that form the body of a fungus 5 of 8 Pathogen an organism that causes disease in another living organism. pathogens occur in fungi, bacteria, protoctists and viruses 6 of 8 Plasmid a small circle of genetic material found in some bacteria in addition to the circular chromosome 7 of 8 Saprotrophic nutrition the digestion of dead food material outside the body, as in fungi 8 of 8
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