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Protist Vocabulary
Need to know vocab for Protist chapter
Question | Answer |
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Protist | A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus |
Protozoan | A unicellular, 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 cytoplasm and then expels it from the cell |
Cilia | Tiny, hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner |
Algae | Plantlike protist |
Pigment | 1: A colored chemical compound that absorbs light 2: A colored substance used to color other materials |
Spore | In bacteria, protist, and fungi, a thick-walled, tiny cell capable of surviving unfavorable conditions and then growing into a new organism |
Photoluminescent | The neon glow given off by dinoflagellates |
Red Tide | A toxic condition in the water caused by dinoflagellates that makes the water red |