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Question | Answer |
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An animal-like protist. | protozoan |
A "false foot" or temporary bulge of the cell membrane used for feeding and movement in some protozoans. | pseudopod |
The cell structure that collects extra water from the cytoplasm and then expels it from the cell. | contractile vacuole |
The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner. | cilia |
A close relationship between two organisms in which at least one of the organisms benifit. | symbiosis |
A type of symbiosis in which both partners benifit from living together. | mutualism |
A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism. | spore |
A plantlike protist. | algae/alga |
A chemical that produces color. | pigment |
The rapid growth of a population of algae. | alga bloom |
An alga bloom that occurs in salt water. | red tide |
The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae. | eutrophication |
One of many branches, threadlike tubesake that make up the body of a fungus. | hypha |
The reproductive hypha of a fugus. | fruiting body |
A form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new yeast cell grows out of the body of a parent. | budding |
The combination of a fungus and either an alga or an autotropic bacterium that live together in a mutalistic relationship. | lichen |