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Protists
Prostists
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protist | a kingdom or large grouping that comprises mostly single-celled organisms. |
| Protozoan | a single-celled microscopic animal-like protist |
| Psuedopod | means "false foot" they form when cytoplasm flows flows toward one location and the rest of the organism follows |
| Contractile Vacuole | a structure that collects and expels excess water from the cell |
| Cilia | hair-like projections that beat with a wavelike motion, moving the organism, they also sweep food into the organism |
| Algea | are autotrophs, can be multicellular or unicellular, and use pigments to capture the suns energy. |
| Pigment | chemicals that produce color |
| Spore | a tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism |