| A | B |
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| protist | eukaryote that is not an animal, plant, or fungus |
| protozoa | animal-like protist |
| pseudopod | temporary extension of cytoplasm and plasma membrane that helps protozoa move and feed |
| cilia | short hairlike structures that cover some or all of the cell surface and help the organism swim and capture food (singular: cilium) |
| algae | photosynthetic plant-like protists (singular: alga) |
| slime mold | fungus-like protist with a slimelike amoeboid stage that grows on decaying vegetation and in moist soil |
| water mold | fungus-like protist that is either a parasite or decomposer and lives in fresh water or moist soil |
| chitin | tough, protective polysaccharide that makes up arthropod skeletons and the cell walls of some fungi |
| hypha | threadlike filament forming the body and mycelium of a fungus (plural: hyphae) |
| mycelium | vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae that grows underground |
| fruiting body | spore-producing structure of a fungus that grows above ground |
| mycorrhizae | ecological relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of certain plants |
| sporangia | spore-forming structures found in fungi, algae, and some plants (singular: sporangium) |
| lichen | fungus that grows symbiotically with algae, resulting in a composite organism that grows on rocks or tree trunks |
| mutualism | ecological relationship between two species in which each species gets a benefit from the interaction |
