Biology Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Protozoan | An animal-like protist. |
Pseudopod | A "false foot" or temporary bulge of the cell membrane used for feeding and movement in some protozoans. |
Contractile Vacuole | The cell structure that collects extra water from the cyptoplasm and then expels it. |
Cilia | The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner. |
Flagella | A long, whiplike structure that extends out through the cell membrane and cell wall. |
Hypha | One of the many branching, thread-like tubes that make up the body of a fungus. |
Fruiting Body | The reproductive hypha of a fungus. |
Budding | A form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new yeast cell grows out of the body of a parent. |
Lichen | The combination of a fungus and either an alga or an autotrophic bacterium that live together in a mutualistic relationship. |
Spore | A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism. |
Pigment | A chemical that produces color. |
Photosynthesis | The process by which plants and some other organisms capture light energy and use it to make food from carbon dioxide and water. |
Cell wall | The boundary that surrounds the cell membrane in some cells. |
Chloroplast | The structure of plant cells in which food is made. |
Chlorophyll | A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants as well as in algae and some bacteria. |
Cytoplasm | The region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus. Contains gel-like material and cell organelles. |
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