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Fungi and Protist
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| Protists | Eukariotic, one or many celled organism that live in wet and moist envirnments |
| Algae | Chlorophyll containing plant-like protist that use photosynthesis |
| Flagellum | Long, whiplike structure that helps organisms move |
| Protozoan | One-celled, animal-like protist that can live anywhere |
| Cilia | Short, threadlike structures that extend from the membrane and helps it move quickly |
| Pseudopod | Temperary extentrisons taht help organisms move or catch food |
| Photosynthesis | Chlorophyll containing organisms, that use energy from light, changes carbon dioxcide and water into sugar |
| Hyphae | Many celled tubes that form the body of a fungus |
| Spore | Waterproof cell of a fungus that can grow into another organism ( reproductive) |
| Basidium | Club fungi in a shape of a club an produces spores |
| Ascus | Saclike, spore producing structure of sac fungi |
| Budding | Asexual reproduction when identical organism forms on the side of the parent |
| Sporangium | Round spore case of zygote fungi |
| Lichen | Organism made up of fungus and green algae or cynobacteria |
| Mycorrhizae | Network of hyphae, plant roots absorbs water and minerals from soil |
| Mycelium | Tangled mass of threadlike hyphae |
| Saprophytes | Uses dead organisms as food and helps recycle nutrients |
| Fruiting Body | Reproductive structure of the mushroom |
| Phylum Basidiomycota | Club Fungi |
| Phylum Ascomycota | Sac Fungi |
| Phylum Zygomycota | Zygote Fungi |
| Rhizopus Stolonifer | Scientific name for bread mold |