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protist any organism that is not an animal, fungi, plant
pseudopod temporary projection of cytoplasm or a "false foot"
cilia short hairlike projections
flagella hairlike projections, help cells move
contractile vacuole cavity in cytoplasm that collects water and discharges from cell
conjugation sexual reproduction in which prokaryotes exchange genetis info
what are three catagories of protists? plantae, animalia, fungi
general characteristics most are unicellular, eukaryotic
what are three methods that protists use to obtain food? zooflagellates, sarcodines, ciliates
malaria carries by mosqueto bite
sleeping sickness tsetse flybite
amebic dysentary giardia
algal bloom produces more algae than usual
decomposer organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter
chitin complex carb that makes up the cell walls of fungi
hyphae ting filament that makes up a multicellular fungus or water mold
mycelium many hyphae tangled up together into a thick mass
fruiting body slender reproductive structure that produces spores and is found in some fungus like protists
major characteristic of fungi slime mold, water mold
fungul spore unicellular or multicellular, reproductive and distribution cells
how does a fungal spore travel? wind
what is a major role of fungi in an ecosystem absorb nutrients from dead or decayed organism
2 mutualistic relationships that fungi have with ither organisms lichens, mycorrizae
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