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protists

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protist   a euraryote organism that can not be classified as an animal, fungus, or plant  
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protozoans   an animal-like protist  
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pseudopods   a "false foot" or temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans  
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symbiosis   a close relationship between two organisms in which at least one of the organisms benefits  
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algae   plantlike protists  
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pigments   a chemical that produces color  
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spore   a tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism  
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algal bloom   the rapid growth of a population of algae  
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ciliates   the hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner  
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eutrophication   the buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae  
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fungi/ fungus   a eukaryotic organism that has cell walls, uses spores to reproduce, and is a heterotroph that feeds by absorbing its food  
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flagellates   a long, whiplike structure that helps a cell to move  
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hyphae   the branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi  
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lichen   the combination of a fungus and either an alga or an autotrophic bacterium that live together in a mutualistic relation ship  
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red tide   an algal bloom that occurs in salt water  
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