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Protist | any eukaryote that is not a plant, an animal, or a fungus |
pseudopod | projection of cytoplasm, or false foot, used by some protists for feeding or movement |
amoeboid movement | -type of locomotion used by amoebas, in which they extend out a pseudopod, after which the cytoplasm streams into the extended pseudopod, pulling the rest of the cells with it |
food vacuole | small cavity in the cytoplasm of protists that temporarily stores food |
cilium | short hairlike projection similar to a flagellum; produces movement in many cells |
trichocyst | small, bottle-shaped structures used for defense by paramecia |
macronucleus | the larger of a ciliate’s two nuclei, contains multiple copies of most of the genes that the cell needs in its day-to-day existence |
micronucleus | the smaller of a ciliate’s two nuclei; contains a “reserve copy” of all of the cell’s genes |
gullet | indentation in one side of a ciliate that allows food to enter the cell |
anal pore | region of the cell membrane of a ciliate where waste-containing food vacuoles fuse and are then emptied into the environment |
contractile vacuole | cavity in the cytoplasm of some protists that collects water and discharges it from the cell |
conjugation | form of sexual reproduction in which paramecia and some prokaryotes exchange genetic information |
accessory pigment | compound other than chlorophyll that absorbs light at different wavelengths than chlorophyll |
eyespot | group of cells that can detect changes in the amount of light in the environment; helps organism find light to power photosynthesis |
pellicle | cell membrane in euglenas |
phytoplankton | population of algae and other small, photosynthetic organisms found near the surface of the ocean and forming part of plankton |
phycobilin | accessory pigment found in red algae that is especially good at absorbing blue light, enabling red algae to live deeper in the ocean than other photosynthetic organisms |
filament | in algae, a long threadlike colony formed by many green algae; in plants, a long, thin structure that supports an anther |
alternation of generations | process in which many algae switch back and forth between haploid and diploid stages of their life cycles |
gametophyte | haploid, or gamete-producing, phase of an organism |
spore | haploid reproductive cell |
sporophyte | diploid, or spore-producing, phase of an organism |
cellular slime mold | slime mold whose individual cells remain separated during every phase of the mold’s life cycle |
acellular slime mold | slime mold that passes through a stage in which its cells fuse to form large cells with many nuclei |
plasmodium | structure with many nuclei formed by acellular slime molds |
zoosporangium | spore case developed from hyphae, which then produces flagellated spores that swim away in search of food |
antheridium | male reproductive structure in some algae and plants |
oogonium | specialized structure formed by hyphae that produces female nuclei |
fruiting body | slender reproductive structure that produces spores and is found in some funguslike protists |
hypha | tiny filament that makes up a multicellular fungus or water mold |
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