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protists
Question | Answer |
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Protists | A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal,plant, or fungus |
protozoan | A unicellualr animal-like protist |
pseudopod | A "false foot" or temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans |
contractile vacuole | The cell structure that collects extra water from the cytoplasmand then expels it from the cell |
cilia | Tiny hairlike projections on the ouside of a cells that move in a wavelike manner |
algae | Plantlike protists |
pigment | A colored chemical compound that absorbs light also it colors other materials |
spore | Its in bacteria,protists, and fungi, a thick-walled tiny cell capables of surviving unfavorable conditions and then grows into a new organism |
Name the 5 types of algae | brown algae,red algae,dinoflagellates,euglenoids,diatoms |
Name the three types of fungus-like protists | slime molds, water molds,downy mildews |
photoluminescent | the neon glow given off by dinoflagellates |
red tide | a toxic condition in the water caused by dinoflagellates that makes the water red |
Name the four types of protozoans | pseudopods,cilia,flagellum, parasites |