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Chapter 3 Protista
Science
Term | Definition |
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Protozoan | An animal-like Protist. |
Contractile Vacuole | The Cell structure that collects extra water from the Cytoplasm and then expels it from the cell. |
Cilia | The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wave-like manner. |
Symbiosis | A close relationship between two organisms in which at least one of the organisms benefits. |
Mutualism | A type of Symbiosis in which both partners benefit from living together. |
Spore | A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism. |
Algae | A large group of simple nonflowering plants containing chlorophyll but lacking true stems, roots, leaves, and vascular tissue. |
Pigment | A chemical that produces color. |
Algal Bloom | The rapid growth of population of Algea. |
Red Tide | An Algal Bloom that occurs in salt water. |
Fruiting Body | The reproductive Hypha of fungus. |
Budding | A form of Asexual reproduction in which a new yeast cell grows out of the body of a parent. |
lichen | The combination of a fungus and either an Algae or an Autotrophic bacterium that live together in a mutual relationship. |
Eutrophication | The build up overtime of Nutrients in fresh water lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algea. |
Hypha | One of many Branching thread like tubes that make up the body of a fungus. |
Pseudopod | A "False Foot" or temporary bulge of the cell membrane used fr feeding and movement in some Protozoans. |