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Science #2
Protist and Fungi
Term | Definition |
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Protozoans | microscopic organism that is a member of the protist kingdom |
Heterotroph | an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food |
Pseudopods | false feet; projections made of cytoplasm used for locomotion and food getting in certain protozoans |
Cilia | short, hairlike structures used for locomotion in certain protozoans |
Flagella | long, whiplike structures used for locomotion in certain protozoans |
Sporozoans | any parasitic spore forming protozoan of the phylum (or class) Sporazoa |
Autotroph | any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy |
Algae | plant-like protists that contain chlorophyll and carry out photosynthesis |
Fungi | one of the five kingdoms of organisms; organisms that cannot move from place to place, have no chlorophyll, and absorb food from their surroundings |
Hyphae | one of the thread like elements of the mycelium |
Lichen | organism that is part fungus and part alga |
Slime Molds | organism that looks and reproduces like a fungi, moves and eats like an amoeba |