definition | word |
chlorophyll-containing, plantlike portists that produce oxeygen as a result of photosynthesis | algae |
saclike, spore-producing structure of sac fungi | ascus |
club-shapped, reproductive structure in which club fungi produce spores | basidium |
forn of asecual reproduction in which a new, genetically-identical organism forms on the side of its parent. | budding |
in protists, short, threadlike structures that extend fromt he cell membrane of a ciliate and enable the organism to move quickly | cillia |
long, thin whiplike structure that helps organisms move through moist or wet surroundings | flagellum |
mass of many-celled, threadlike tubes forming the body of a fungus. | hyphae |
one- or many-celled eukaryotic organism that can be plantlike, animal-like, or funguslike | protists |
once-celled, animal-like protist that can live in water, soil, and living and dead organisms. | protozoans |
temporary cytoplasmic extensions used by some protists to move about and trap food | pseudopods |
organism that uses dead organisms as a food source and helps recycle nutrients so they are acailable for use by other organisms. | saprophyte |
round spore case of a zygote fungus | sporangium |
waterproof reproductive cell of a fungus that can grow into a new organism; in plants, haploid cells produced in the gametophyte stage that can dicide by mitosis to form plant like structures or an entire new plant or can develop into sex cells | spores |
contain chloryphyll and make food using photosynthesis, have cell walls, no specialized ways to move from place to place | plant-like protist |
cannot make their own food;capture other organizms for food; do not have cell walls; have specialized ways to move from place to place | animal-like protist |
cannot make their own food;asborb food from their surroundings;some have cell walls, some do not; have specialized ways to move from place to place | funguslike protist |