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Chapter 7: The Protists

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Algae   an organisms in the kingdom Protista that performs photosynthesis  
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Amoeba   a protozoan that undergoes a crawling movement by forming cytoplasmic projections into the environment.  
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Apicomplexan   a protozoan containing a number of organelles at one end of the cell that are used for host penetration  
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Autotroph   referring to an organism that uses carbon dioxide as a carbon source  
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Bioluminescent   the emission of light by a living organism in which the light is produced by an enzyme-catalyzed chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy  
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Cellular slime mold   a member of the protists that exists as amoeboid cells, which aggregate into a multicellular “slug”  
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Ciliate   A protozoan that moves with the aid of cilia  
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Cilia   Hair-like projections on some eukaryotic cells  
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Conjugation   in the protozoan ciliates, a sexual process involving the reciprocal transfer of micronuclei between cells in contact  
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Contractile vacuole   a membrane-enclosed structure within a cell’s cytoplasm that regulates the water content by absorbing water and then contracting to expel it  
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Cyst   a dormant and very resistant form of a protozoan and multicellular parasite  
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Definitive host   an organism that harbors the adult, sexually mature form of a parasite  
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Diatomaceous earth   filtering material composed of the remains of diatoms  
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Diatom   one of a group of microscopic marine algae that preforms photosynthesis  
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Dinoflagellate   a microscopic photosynthetic marine alga that forms one of the foundations of the food chain in the ocean  
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Endosymbiosis   symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other  
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Flagella   a long hair-like appendage composed of protein and responsible for motion in microscopic organisms  
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Foraminiferan   a shell-containing amoeboid protozoan having a chalky skeleton with window-like openings between sections of the shell  
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Fruiting body   the general name for a reproductive structure of a fungus from which spores are produced  
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Green algae   a member of the Protists that carries out photosynthesis ans may have given rise to green plants  
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Intermediate host   a host in which the larval or asexual stage of a parasite is found  
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Macronucleus   the larger of two nuclei in most ciliates  
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Micronucleus   the smaller of two nuclei in most ciliates  
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Mixotroph   an organism that can exist as either an autotroph or a heterotroph  
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Organelle   a specialized compartment in eukaryotic cells that has a particular function  
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Pellicle   a flexible covering layer typical of the protozoan ciliates  
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Phytoplankton   microscopic free-floating communities of cyanobacteria and unicellular algae  
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Plasmodium   the acellular mass of protoplasm consisting of thousands of nuclei typical of the acellular slime mold  
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Protozoan   a single-celled eukaryotic organism that lacks a cell wall and usually exhibits chemoheterotrophic metabolism  
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Pseudopodium   a projection of the plasma membrane that allows movement in the members of the amoebozoans  
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Radiolarian   a single-celled marine organism with a round silica-containg shell that has radiating arms to catch prey  
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Red tide   a brownish-red discoloration in seawater caused by increased numbers of dinoflagellates  
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Slime mold   an amoeboid protest that can, under certain conditions, transform into a multicellular slug and migrate to better growth conditions  
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Symbiosis   an interrelationship between two populations of organisms where there is a close and permanent association  
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Trichocyst   a structure of some ciliate and flagellate protozoans that consists of a cavity that contains long, thin threads that are ejected in response to the correct stimuli  
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Trophozoite   the feeding form of a microorganism, such as a protozoan  
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Unicellular alga   a member of the protists that exists as a single cell and carries out photosynthesis  
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Water mold   a member of the protists that superficially resembles a fungal mold but is now recognized as having an independent evolutionary history  
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Zooplankton   small crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the water column of oceans, seas, and bodies of fresh water  
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Zoospore   an asexual spore that uses a flagellum for locomotion  
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