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Ch 12:Eukaryote
CH 12: Eukaryote Classification
Term | Definition |
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agar | Gel-like polysaccharide isolated from red algae |
algae | eukaryotic unicellular or multicellular photosynthetic organism |
amoebae | Protozoa that move and feed by pseudopodia |
apicomplexans | pathogenic alveolate protozoans characterized by the complex of special intracellular organelles located at the apecies of these microbes |
arachnid | Group of arthropods with eight legs |
arthropodvectors | Animals with segmented bodies , external skeletons, and jointed legs that carry pathogens |
ascomycota | division of fungi characterized by the formation of haploid ascospores within sacs |
basidiomycota | division of fungi characterized by production of basidiospores |
carrageenan | Gel-like polysaccharide isolated from red algae used as a thickener |
chlorophyta | green-pigmented division of algae considered to be the progenitors of plants |
chrysophyta | division of algae including diatoms |
deuteromycetes | Informal grouping of fungi having no sexual stage |
diatom | type of algae with cell walls made of silica |
dimorphic | having two forms |
dinoflagellates | group of unicellular, flagellated, alveolate protozoa characterized by photosynthetic pigments |
helminths | multicellular eukaryotic worms |
lichens | Organisms composed of a fungus and an algae |
mosquitoes | common vector for many pathogens |
mycoses | fungal disease |
phaeophyta | brown-pigmented division of algae having cell walls composed of cellulose and alginic acid |
Protozoa | single-celled eukaryotes that lack a cell wall |
radiolaria | amoebas with threadlike pseudopodia |
rhodophyta | red algae |