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Protists Vocab
Protists and Fungi Vocab.
Question | Answer |
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algae | plantlike protist that produce oxygen as a result of photosynthesis. |
ascus | saclike, spore-producing structure of sac fungi. |
basidium | club-shaped reproductive structure in which club fungi produce spores. |
budding | form of asexual reproduction in which a new, gentically-identical organism forms on the side of its parent. |
cilia | short, threadlike structures that extend from the cell membrane of a ciliate and enable it to move quickly. |
flagellum | long, whiplike structure that helps organisms move through wer or moist surroundings. |
hyphae | mass of many-celled threadlike tubes forming the body of a fungus. |
mycorrhizae | network of hyphae and plant roots that help plants absorb water and minerals from soil. |
protist | one- or many-celled eukaryotic organism that can be plantlike, animal-like, or funguslike. |
protozoan | one-celled animal-like protist that can live in water, soil, and living and dead organisms. |
pseudopod | temporary cytoplasmic extensions used by some protists to move about and trap food. |
saprophyte | organism that uses dead organisms as a food source and helps recycle nutrients so they are available for use by other organisms. |
sporangium | round spore case of a zygote fungus. |
spore | waterproof reproductive cell of a fungus that can grow into a new organism. |