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Protists
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Protist | A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal plant or fungus |
| Protozoan | Are unicellular animal like protists |
| Pseudopod | A false foot or temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans |
| Pigment | One a colored chemical compound that absorbs light to a colored substance use to color other materials |
| Contractile vacuole | This cell structure that collects extra water from the cytoplasm and then expells it from the cell |
| Cilia | Tiny hairlike projections on the outside of the cells that move in wave like manner |
| Algae | Plant like protists |
| Spore | In bacteria produce and fungi a sick walled tiny cell capable of surviving unfavorable conditions and then growing into a new organism |