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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.08%3A_Chytrids_tiny_fungiChytrids (Chytridomycota) are a group of fungi that are rarely directly encountered, primarily because they are small and they generally eat things that are small.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/00%3A_Front_Matter/01%3A_TitlePageInanimate Life (Briggs)
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.35%3A_PhytophthoraFor part of its life, Phytophthora is what is known as a 'biotroph' which means that it associates with living cells and is able to acquire matter (sugars, amino acids) from them using a structure cal...For part of its life, Phytophthora is what is known as a 'biotroph' which means that it associates with living cells and is able to acquire matter (sugars, amino acids) from them using a structure called an haustorium, a structure that penetrates the cell wall, associates with the host cell membrane and is able to induce materials to move from the cytosol of the host plant to the cytosol of the parasite.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.06%3A_Calupera_a_large_coenocytic_green_algae.Caulerpa is a large green algae that appears to be multicellular because it is organized into different parts, seemingly leaves, stems and roots. But it is actually just a single large cell. And since...Caulerpa is a large green algae that appears to be multicellular because it is organized into different parts, seemingly leaves, stems and roots. But it is actually just a single large cell. And since an individual organism might be two meters in extent, Caulerpa produces the largest cells on earth, except for maybe some plasmodial slime molds. They are mostly found in shallow waters in warmer oceans but a few occur in fresh water.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/01%3A_Chapters/1.04%3A_Organism_form-_composition_size_and_shapeThe volume of 'the environment' that is in the 'innie' is small and the surface area between the innie and the cell is relatively large, consequently as the 'innie' part of the environment loses its h...The volume of 'the environment' that is in the 'innie' is small and the surface area between the innie and the cell is relatively large, consequently as the 'innie' part of the environment loses its heat to the cell it would become less and less significant a source of heat.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.14%3A_Cryptomonads_unicellular_photosynthetic_algaeAs the name implies, cryptophytes (crypto = hidden) are unicellular algae that are often hidden. This is a consequence of their relatively small size (10-30 um), the fact that they often occur in deep...As the name implies, cryptophytes (crypto = hidden) are unicellular algae that are often hidden. This is a consequence of their relatively small size (10-30 um), the fact that they often occur in deeper waters, and the fact that they are often difficult to collect in an intact condition. However, they are significant contributors to aquatic food chains, both marine and fresh water, and have interesting features that relate to their evolution.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_OrganismsThumbnail: Forest mushrooms. (Unsplash License; Adam Nieścioruk via Unsplash)
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/01%3A_Chapters/1.13%3A_Sex_and_reproduction_in_non-seed_plantsAll plants exhibit alternation of generation s , they produce two types of multicellular organisms: one diploid and derived from the development of a zygote, and one haploid and derived from the devel...All plants exhibit alternation of generation s , they produce two types of multicellular organisms: one diploid and derived from the development of a zygote, and one haploid and derived from the development of a haploid cell called a spore. 'Development' involves the proliferation of cells, the differentiation of cells and the formation specific structures with specific roles, i.e.. morphogenesis.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/01%3A_Chapters/1.26%3A_Interactions_Involving_ConditionsThe problems associated with the diffusion of water into organisms are eliminated if the purity of water is the same outside as it is inside the organism, and there are a number of organisms (many mar...The problems associated with the diffusion of water into organisms are eliminated if the purity of water is the same outside as it is inside the organism, and there are a number of organisms (many marine animals, some protists) that require such an environment where the purity of the cytosol is comparable to that of seawater.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.10%3A_Coccolithophores_photosynthetic_unicellular_algaeCoccolithophores are some of the most important organisms that you have never heard of !! They are very small marine organisms who have a very significant impact on earth's geology and ecology. They a...Coccolithophores are some of the most important organisms that you have never heard of !! They are very small marine organisms who have a very significant impact on earth's geology and ecology. They are distinctive because they have a coating that consists of a number of ornate calcium carbonate plates.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Inanimate_Life_(Briggs)/02%3A_Organisms/2.50%3A_Soybeans_(and_other_beans)Soybean, Glycine max, is an important annual crop throughout much of the temperate regions of the world but especially in the United States, which leads the world in soybean production, followed by Br...Soybean, Glycine max, is an important annual crop throughout much of the temperate regions of the world but especially in the United States, which leads the world in soybean production, followed by Brazil and Argentina. Much of the U.S. production is exported. Soybean is particular notable because of the many ways it is used. It is eaten fresh and dry. The seeds can be processed to yield soy oil or to make soy milk (produced by grinding soy seeds in water, producing an emulsion of protein & oil.
