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Ch 14 G.H. Biology
Guest Hollow Biology Chapter 14 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cilia (singular, cilium) | short, hairlike projections, similar to flagella, that allow some cells to move |
| motility | the ability to move |
| protist | kingdom in the domain Eukarya that includes all eukaryotes except plants, animals, and fungi |
| pseudopod | temporary, foot-like extension of the cytoplasm that some cells use for movement or feeding |
| algae (singular, alga) | plant-like protists such as diatoms and seaweeds |
| amoeboid | type of protozoa, such as Amoeba, that moves with pseudopods |
| ciliate | type of protozoa, such as Paramecium, that moves with cilia |
| flagellate | type of protozoa, such as Giardia, that moves with flagella |
| kelp | multicellular seaweed that may grow as large as a tree and occurs in forests found throughout the ocean in temperate and arctic climates |
| protozoa (singular, protozoan) | animal-like protists such as Amoeba and Paramecium |
| slime mold | fungus-like protist commonly found on rotting logs and other decaying organic matter |
| sporozoa (singular, sporozoan) | type of protozoa that cannot move as adults |
| water mold | fungus-like protist commonly found in moist soil and surface water |
| budding | type of asexual reproduction in yeasts in which an offspring cell pinches off from the parent cell |
| chitin | tough carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of insects and other arthropods |
| fungi (singular, fungus) | kingdom in the domain Eukarya that includes molds, mushrooms, and yeasts |
| hyphae (singular, hypha) | thread-like filaments that make up the body of a fungus and consist of one or more cells surrounded by a tubular cell wall |
| mycelium | body of a fungus that consists of a mass of threadlike filaments called hyphae |
| zygospore | diploid spore in fungi that is produced by the fusion of two haploid parent cells |
| lichen | relationship between a fungus and a cyanobacterium or green alga |
| mycorrhiza | mutualistic relationship between a plant and a fungus that grows in or on its roots |
| athlete’s foot | infection of the skin between the toes by the fungus Trichophyton |
| candidasis | infection of the mouth or of the vagina in females that is caused by the yeastCandida |
| giardiasis | disease caused by Giardia protozoa that spreads through contaminated food or water |
| malaria | disease caused by Plasmodium protozoa and transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and subtropical regions of the world |
| ringworm | skin infection caused by the fungus Trichophyton that causes a characteristic ring-shaped rash |
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