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Bacteria, Protist, and classification vocabulary

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Domainbroadest level of classification with the greatest amount of diversity in each. Examples are Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryota.
PseudopodTemporary projections on the surface of a protist to allow it to move and eat.
Oral GrooveIndentations (depressions) on the cell/protest that helps move food into the protist
Chloroplastorganelle that contains a green pigment (chlorophyll)/ that take sun’s energy and turns it into energy (food)
Eyespotorganelle that detects the direction of light
Protistaunicellular (sometimes multicellular) with DNA and a nucleus. They are more complex then bacteria but less complex then a plant, animal, or fungi.
NucleusContains/encloses DNA (controls how the cell/organism grows and functions)
Heterotrophan organism that gets food by eating other organisms
Autotrophan organism that makes its own food using the sun’s energy
Prokaryotean organism with DNA but NO nucleus
Eukaryotean organism with DNA with a nucleus
Cell MembraneThe flexible covering that allows certain things in and out of the cell.
Cell Wallprotective harder outer layer that helps to keep the shape of the cell.
Cytoplasmjelly-like substance that fills in the inside of the cell.
DNAmolecule inside the cell that holds the "blue prints" of the cell.
Ciliahair-like structures that allows an organism to move.
Flagellatail-like structure that allows an organism to move.
UnicellularAn organism that is made up of ONE cell.
OrganismA living thing.
MulticellularAn organism made of MANY cells.
DiffusionWhen a substance moves from a high concentration to a low concentration to equal out.
OsmosisWhen WATER moves from a high concentration to a low concentration to equal out.



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