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Protists
Protist
Word | Definition |
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Protists | One- or Many-celled organism that can be plantlike, animallike, or funguslike. |
Algae | Clorophyll-containing plantlike protists. |
Flagellum | Long, thin whiplike structure that helps protists move through moist or wet surrondings. |
Protozoan | One-celled, animallike protist that can live in water, soil, and living or dead organisms. |
Cilia | Short thread-like structure that helps Protists move. |
Pseudopod | Temporary cytoplasmic extension that trap food. Also known as "false foot" |
Photosynthesis | Process used mostly by plants to make food. |
Hyphae | Many-celled threadlike tubes. |
Spore | Waterproof reproductive structure of Fungus. |
Basidium | Club-shaped reproductive structure. |
Ascus | Saclike spore reprductive structure of sac Fungi. |
Budding | Form of asexual reproduction used by sac Fungi. |
Sporangium | Round spore case of a zygote Fungus. |
Lichen | Organism made of Fungus + alga or cyanobacteria. |
Mycorrhizae | Network of hyphae, roots of a Fungus. |
Saprophytes | Organism that use dead organisms to survive. |
Fruiting Body | Top part of a club Fungi. |