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Kingdom Protista
Chapter 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protozoan | Animal-like protists |
| Algae | Plantlike protists |
| Pseudopodia | Cytoplasm containing extensions of the plasma membranes of some protozoans |
| Flagellates | Protozoans which have one or more flagella |
| Ciliates | Protozoans that use cilia that cover their bodies to move |
| Spore | A reproductive cell that forms without fertilizationa and produces a new organism |
| Thallus | The body of a seaweed that lacks roots, stems, or leaves; Fragmentation |
| Alternation of Generation | The pattern of the life cycles of algae and plants; Gametophyte |
| Plasmodium | A mass of cytoplasm that contains many diploid nuclei but no cell walls or membranes |
| Asexual Reproduction | A single parent produces one or more identical offspring by dividing into two cells |
| Sporozoans | Protozoans that reproduce by spores |
| Colony | A group of cells that lives together in close association |
| Fragmentation | An individual breaks up into pieces and each piece grows into another organism |
| Gametophyte | The haploid form of an organism that produces gametes |
| Sporophyte | The diploid form of the organism |