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Chapter 21.6 of Biology: God's Living Creation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protozoa | Tiny animal-like creatures composed of a single cell |
| Pellicle | A thickened membrane which acts like a cell wall |
| Flagellum | A whiplike filament which is located on it's anterior end |
| Euglenoid Movement | A means of movement where the protozoa's body changes shape |
| Binary Fission | An asexual method of reproduction where the one-celled animal splits into two creatures |
| Pseudopods | "False feet," used for locomotion and for ingesting food particles |
| Foraminifera | A protozoa that produces a shell around itself for protection |
| Radiolaria | Protozoa that secrete intricate shells made of silica |
| Macronucleus | Large nucleus |
| Trichocysts | Dartlike structures which a paramecium shoots out when it is attacked |
| Conjugation | A reproductive method that has the paramecia exchange nuclear materials, then split repeatedly into new cells |
| Sporozoans | The spore-forming protozoa |