Protists and Fungi
Science

A life cycle where generations alternate between haploid (n) and diploid (2n)
Alternation of generation
A life cycle where generations alternate between haploid n and diploid 2n. Alternation of generation. It is a process where organisms switch between two forms one with a single set of chromosomes and another with a double set.

A symbiotic relationship where a fungus and a plant’s roots supply each other nutrients
Mycorrhiza
A symbiotic relationship where a fungus and a plants roots supply each other nutrients. Mycorrhiza. It is the partnership between fungi and plant roots that helps plants absorb water and nutrients from the soil.

The feeding stage of a slime mold, its cytoplasm has diploid nuclei but no separate cells
Plasmodium
The feeding stage of a slime mold, its cytoplasm has diploid nuclei but no separate cells. Plasmodium. Plasmodium is a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei, which functions as a single large cell in slime molds.

A thick-walled spore that contains zygotes, it germinates when conditions are favorable
Zygospore
A thick-walled spore that contains zygotes, it germinates when conditions are favorable. Zygospore. A zygospore is a tough spore formed for survival by some fungi, containing a zygote that grows into a new organism when the environment is right.