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Science
Protists and Fungi Review Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| protozoan | an animal like protist |
| pseudopod | a temporary bulge of the cytoplasm used for feeding and movement |
| spore | a tiny cell that is able to grow into a new cell |
| contractile vacuole | structure that collects excess water and expels it from a cell. |
| cilia | hairlike projections of ciliates that are used to sweep in food and move |
| algae | plantlike protists |
| symbiosis | close relationship between two species where at least one of the species benefits |
| mutualism | a form of symbiosis that benefits both species |
| pigment | a chemical that produces color |
| protist | a eukaryote that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus |
| algal bloom | rapid growth of a population in algae |
| red tide | an algal bloom that occurs in saltwater |
| eutrophication | a process in nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorous, build up in a lake/pond over time, causing an increase in algae growth. |
| lichen | consists of the mutualistic relationship of a fungus and either algae or autotrophic bacteria. |
| hyphae | one of the branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi |
| budding | a form of asexual reproduction in yeast that does not require the production of spores |
| fruiting bodies | a structure that produces the spores of a fungus |
| fungi | eukaryotes that have cell walls and are heterotrophs |
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