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Protists and Fungi
Protists and Fungi
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6th Grade
10/13/2009

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pseudopod
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"false feet" used by an amoeba to move and catch food
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cilia
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small hairlike structures used by some protists to move and catch food
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flagella
Definition
whiplike tails some protists use to move
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parasite
Definition
organism that survives by invading and living off of a "host" organism
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protist
Definition
mostly single celled group of organisms that may have traits of plants, animals or both
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multicellular
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made up up more than one cell
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algae
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group of mostly single-celled plantlike protists
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diatom
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one-celled algae with a glasslike cell wall
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fission
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a method of asexual reproduction in which a parent cell divides to form 2 identical new cells
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protozoan
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animal-like protist
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plankton
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group of microscopic organisms that float or drift near the ocean surfact and start the ocean food chain
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