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unit 2 science

6th Grade

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Protoctist Defined on the basis of not bing an animal, plant, fungus or bacterium
Micro - Organism tiny living thing that can be seen only under a microscope
Autotroph An organism that makes its own food from simple substances
Heterotrophs An organism that can't photosynthesize; it has to eat
Plankton tiny organisms are found floating on or near the water's surface
Red Tide when dinoflagellites multipy so fast that they color a section of ocean water
Chlorophyll what plants and many protoctists use to capture light for photosynthesis
Air Bladders Brown algae depend on grapelike bulbs called these to float within range
Blades Brown algae don't have leaves, but they have leaflike structures called this
Holdfasts Brown algae don't have roots, but they have rootlike structures called this that cling to rocks
Stipes Brown algae don't have stems, but they have stemlike structures called this
Psuepod false feet used by Amoebas to move around and to gather food
Dysentary Amoebas that contaminate water can cause this
Cilia tiny hairlike projections used by Ciliates like to move themselves around
Conjunction A process used by Ciliates to attach themselves to each other and exchange genetic information
Sporozoans Can't move on their own and can't make their own food , so they survive as parasites
Malaria Caused by sporozoans which causes muscles to aches, fevers, and chills
Saphorites Some protoctists that keep food webs moving by eating dead or decaying materials
Viruses are made up of cells NO
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