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Protist and Fungi Vocabulary

Terms refer to Glencoe Life Science (2005) Chapter 8, grade level 7.

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FungiObtain food from eating other organisms and do not have the ability to move.
ProtistaHave a nucleus, are plant-like, animal-like and fungus-like.
Prokaryoticno nucleus
Eukaryotichave a nucleus
EuglenasType of plant-like protist, algae that have characteristics of both plants and animals
DiatomsType of plant-like protist, cell walls are used in toothpaste & traffic lane paint.
DinoflagellatesType of plant-like protist, has a motion similar to a top.
Green AlgaeMost diverse group of plant-like protists.
Red AlgaeType of plant-like protists that contains carrageenan used in pudding.
Brown AlgaeType of plant-like protist that contains algin used in ice cream.
FlagellumWhip-like tail used for movement
saprophyteorganism that uses dead material as a food source (decomposer)
AmoebaAnimal-like protist uses psuedopods to take in food by endocytosis
ParameciumAnimal-like protist that uses cilia to move around
EuglenaPlantlike protist that uses flagellum to move around
HyphaeMakes up the body of a fungus, threadlike tubes
FissionOne cell divides into two, bacteria reproduce this way.
Buddingan organism grows off of the parent organism, yeast reproduce this way.
SporesReproductive cells of fungi
LichenMade of cyanobacteria & fungus, important in erosion.
AscusSaclike, spore-producing structure of sac fungi
BasidiumClub-shaped, reproductive structure in which club fungi produce spores
SporangiumRound spore case of a zygote fungus
CiliaShort, threadlike structures that extend from the cell membrane of a ciliate and allow the organism to move quickly
ProtozoanOne-celled, animal-like protist that can live in water, soil, and living and dead organisms
PseudopodTemporary cytoplasmic extensions used by some protists to move about and trap food


Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, California

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