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Chapter 5 Protists and Fungi Vocabulary Games

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PROTISTEukaryotes that cannot be classifiedas animals, plants, or fungi.
PROTOZOANAn animal-like protist
PSEUDOPODA “false foot” or temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans.
CONTRACTILE VACUOLEA structure that collects the extra water and then expels it from the cell.
CILIAHairlike projections from cells that move with a wavelike motion.
SYMBIOSISA close relationship in which at least one of the species benefits.
MUTUALISMWhen both partners benefit from living together.
ALGAEPlant like Protist
PIGMENTChemicals that produce
SPORETiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism.
ALGAL BLOOMThe rapid growth of a population of algae.
RED TIDESaltwater algal blooms
EUTROPHICATIONProcess in which nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, builds up in a lake or pond over time, causing an increase in algae growth.
FUNGIEukaryotes that have cell walls, are heterotrophs that feed by absorbing their food, and use spores to reproduce.
HYPHAEBranching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi.
FRUITING BODYThe reproductive structure of a fungus that contains many hyphae and produces spores.
BUDDINGA form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new cell grows out of the body of a parent.
LICHENConsists of a fungus and either algae or autotrophic bacteria that live together in a mutualistic relationship



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