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Chapter 3 Protista
Protozoan | An animal-like protist |
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Pseudopod | A false foot or temorary bulgeof the cell membrane used for feedingand movement in some protozoan. |
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 cells that move in wavelike 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. |
Alge | A plant like protista. |
Pigment | A chemical that produces color. |
Algal bloom | The rapid growth of a population of algse. |
red tide | An algal bloom that occursin salt water. |
Eutrophication | The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in growth of algae. |
Hypha | One of many branching,threadlike tubes that make up the body of a fungus. |
fruiting body | The reproductive hypha of a fungus. |
budding | A form of a-sexual reproduction of yeast in which a new yeast |
lichen | The combination of a fungus and either an alga or an autrophic bacterium that live together in a mutualistic relationship. |