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Protists: Structures and Functions

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nucleuscontrols life functions
cytoplasmgives the cell its shape
cell membranecontrols what enters and exits the cell
contractile vacuolegets rid of excess water
flagellumwhips back and forth to move the cell
eyespotsenses light
chloroplastgreen structure that makes food
pseudopodsurrounds food and pulls cell to move it
food vacuoleholds food while it is digested and transports food through cell
ciliasmall hairs that create currents to move cell
gullettransports food into food vacuoles
oral groovebrings food inside the cell
anal porejoins on to cellmembrane to deposit waste products out of cell
parameciumslipper shaped, animal-like protist
euglenagreen, plant-like protist
amoebablob shaped, animal-like protist
eukaryotecell that contains a nucleus
unicellularorganisms that consist of only one cell
animal-like protistunicellular eukaryote that cannot make its own food
plant-like protistunicellular eukaryote that makes it own food using sunlight
diffusionthe way materials (like oxygen) enter and leave the cell through the cell membrane
mitosisprocess in which all materials in the nucleus are duplicated during cell division
binary fissioncytoplasm divides in half, pinching the cell into two new cells


Science Teacher
Holicong Middle School
Doylestown, PA

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