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Biology
WCHS Biology Chapter 19
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Protozoan | unicellular, heterotrophic, animal-like protist |
| Alga | photosynthetic, plantlike, autotrophic protists |
| Pseudopodia | in protozoans, cytoplasm-containing extensions of the plasma membrane; aid in locomotion and feeding |
| Asexual Reproduction | type of reproduction where one parent produces one or more identical offspring with identical traits |
| Flagellate | protists that have one or more flagalla |
| Ciliate | group of protozoans pf the phylum Ciliophora that have a covering of cilia that aids in locomotion |
| Sporozoan | group of parasitic protozoans of the phylum Sporozoa that reproduce by spore production |
| Spore | type of haploid reproductive cell with a hard outer coat that forms a new organism without the fusion of gametes |
| Thallus | body structure produced by some plants and some other organisms that lacks roots, stems, and leaves |
| Colony | group of unicellular or multicellular organisms that live together in a close association |
| Fragmentation | type of asexual reproduction in algae where an individual breaks into pieces and each piece grows into a new individual |
| Alternation of Generations | type of life cycle found in some algae, fungi, and all plants where an organism alternates between a haploid (n) gametophyte generation and a diploid (2n) sporophyte generation |
| Gametophyte | haploid form of an organism in alternation of generations that produces gametes |
| Sporophyte | in algae and plants, the diploid (2n) form of an organism in alternation of generations that produces spores |
| Plasmodium | in plasmodial slime molds, the mass of cytoplasm that contains many diploid nuclei but no cell walls or membranes |