Question | Answer |
protist | a eukaryotic organism that cannotbe classified as ananimal, plant, or fungus |
protozoan | an animal-like protist |
pseudopod | a "false foot" or temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans |
contractile vacuole | the cell structure that collects extra water from the cytoplasm and then expels it from the cell |
cilia | the hair like projections on the outside of the cells that move in a wavelike manner |
symbiosis | a close relationship between two organisms benefits |
mutualism | a type of symboisis in which both partners benefit from living together |
algae | plant like protist |
pigment | a chemical that produces color |
spore | a tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism |
algal bloom | The rapid growth of a population of algae |
red tide | An algae bloom that occurs in salt water |
eutrophication | The bildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae |
fungi | A eukaryoitic organism that has cell walls, uses spores to reproduce, and is a heterotroph that feeds by absorbing its food |
hyphae | The branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi |
fruiting body | The reproductive sturcture of a fungus that contains many hypae and produces spores |
budding | A form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new cell grows out of the body of a parents |
lichen | The combination of a fungus and either an alga or an auitrophic bacterium that live together in a mutualistic relationship |