Protist Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
autotroph | an organism that can make its own food |
bacteria | a prokaryotic microorganism |
cilia | small hair-like projections used for movement and to obtain food by ciliate protozoans |
colony | a group of individual organisms living together |
decomposer | organisms that eat decaying materials and help to return necessary elements to the environment |
eukaryotic | a cell with a nucleus |
flagella | tiny whiplike structures used in movement and feeding in flagellate protozoans (flagellum is the singular form) |
heterotroph | an organism that feeds on other organisms |
host | the organism on which a parasite lives |
microorganism | an organism that cannot be seen without the use of a microscope |
multicellular | composed of more than one cell |
parasites | an organism that lives in or on another organism; may be harmful, helpful, or indifferent to host |
prokaryotic | a cell without a nucleus |
protozoans | animal-like members of the kingdom Protista |
pseudopod | "false foot"; a structure used by amoebas and slime molds for movement |
spore | tiny cell that can grow into an organism |
unicellular | composed of only one cell |
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