HBio Protists Word Scramble
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Protists are _______________, meaning they have a nucleus in their cells. | eukaryotic |
Protists are a group of misfits, meaning they are very ______________. | diverse |
Protists can be unicellular or ________________. | multicellular |
A type of asexual reproduction in protists and some fungi in which part of the adult pinches off and forms a new organism. | Budding |
Protists that resemble animals are ________________, meaning that they have to consume another organism to get their food/energy. | heterotrophs |
Protists that resemble plants are ________________, meaning that they can make their own food/energy. | autotrophs |
Protists that resemble fungi are ________________, meaning that they break down organic matter in order to obtain food/energy. | decomposers |
Plasmodium is a protist that causes the disease ______________. | malaria |
A rapid increase in the population of algae. | Algal bloom |
Protists can reproduce sexually or _______________. | asexually |
Any organism that causes disease. | pathogen |
Theory that suggests eukaryotes arose from prokaryotes. (Theory also provides evidence explaining the formation of mitochondria and chloroplasts). | Endosymbiotic Theory |
Extensions of cytoplasm that help some protists (like an amoeba) move around. | pseudopod |
Tiny hair-like structures that beat in unison to help some protists (like a paramecium) move around. | cilia |
A whip-like tail that beats back and forth to help some protists (like euglena) move around. | flagellum |
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