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Term | Definition |
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kingdom | One of the five groups into which living things are classified. |
microorganism | an organism that is too small to be seen without a microscope. |
protist | an organism that usually is one -celled and has plantlike or animal-like properties. |
algae | Protist that have plantlike qualities and usually live in water. |
protozoan | A protist that has animal like qualities some have properties of both plants and animals. |
flagellum | A whiplike tail that helps some one celled organisms move plural is flagella. |
cilia | hairlike structures that help some one celled organisms move. |
pseudopod | part of some one celled organisms that stick out like a foot to move the cell along. |
amoeba | a protozoan that moves by pushing out parts of its cell. |
paramecium | a protozoan that moves by using hairlike cilia . |
euglena | a protozoan that behaves like both plants and animals. |
fungus | an organism that usually has many cells and decomposes material for its food. |
decompose | to break down or decay matter into simpler substances. |
parasite | an organism that absorbs food from a living organisms and harms it. |
moneran | an organism usually one celled that does not have organelles. |