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Protists Vocabulary

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Protistkingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi
ProtozoanAnimal-like protist
AmoebaA type of protist characterized by great flexibility and the presence of pseudopodia
EuglenaA protist that has characteristics of plants and animals and has an "eyespot" that responds to light, uses a flagella to move through the water
VolvoxColonial green algae held together in a secretion of gelatinous material, resembling hollow ball, uses flagella to move
ParameciumA protist that looks like a footprint, moves with cilia and takes in food through an opening in the cell membrane called the oral groove
EyespotA light sensitive region in certain protozoa. FOund in Euglena and Volvox
FlagellaLong, whip like, and project outward from the cell. Found in Euglena and Volvox
PseudopodsA temporary, foot like extension of a cell, used for locomotion or engulfing food
CiliaHairlike projections that extend from the plasma membrane and are used for locomotion . Found in Paramecium


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