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Microscopic Organism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amoeba | Moves and eats using a pseudopod. |
| euglena | Unique because it is both a heterotroph and autotroph. |
| paramecia | Moves using cilia. |
| autotroph | Makes its own food. |
| heterotroph | Must find its food. |
| pseudopod | "False Foot" that amoeba use to move and eat. |
| cilia | Small hairlike projections that paramecium use to move. |
| flagella | A whip-like "tail" that euglena use to move. |
| organelle | A part of a cell. |
| cell membrane | Holds the cell together - lets some things go in and out. |
| water expelling versicle | Eliminates excess water from the organism. |
| oral groove | Takes food in. |
| food vacuole | Stores nutrients to be digested for energy. |
| single celled organism | A cell that can survive on its own, does not need other cells to carry out functions. |