| A | B |
| Protists | An organism that belongs to the kingdom of Protista |
| funguslike protists | a protist that obtains its food from dead organic matter |
| parasite | an organism that feeds on another living creature, usually without kiling it |
| host | an organism in which a parasite lives |
| algae | protists that convert energy from the sun into food through photosythisis |
| phytoplankton | a microscopic organism that floats near the surface of the ocean |
| protozoa | animal-like protists that are single-celled consumers |
| eukaryotic | cells with a nucleus |
| prokaryotic | cells without a nucleus |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction with only 1 parent |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction with more than 1 parent |
| fungus | A eukaryotic, heterotroph in the Kingdom Fungi |
| hyphae | chains of cells that make up multicellular fungi |
| mycelium | a twisted mass of fungal hypae that have grown together |
| spore | a small reporductive cell protected by a thick wall |
| mold | shapeless, fuzzy fungi |
| lichen | the combintation of a fungus and an alga that growns intertwined and exists in a symbiotic relationship |