| A | B |
| algae | autotrophic protists |
| protozoa | heterotrophic protists |
| unicellular | consisting of one cell |
| phytoplankton | photosynthetic organisms that form the foundation of aquatic food chains |
| colonial | organisms that consist of a group of cells acting in a coordinated manner |
| filamentous | "body" form with cells joined end to end |
| diatom | alga with a silicon dioxide test used as an abrasive |
| dinoflagellate | bioluminescent alga that produces red tides |
| red algae | multicellular agla that gives us agar |
| golden aglae | cyst forming protist that stores energy as oil |
| euglena | autotrophic alga showing animal-like characteristics |
| eyespot | group of cells sensitive to light |
| water mold | protist that causes potato blight |
| hyphae | filaments of fungi |
| chitin | contained in the cell wall of protists |
| cellulose | contained in the cell wall of protists |
| mycelium | a mat of hyphae |
| mycology | the study of fungi |
| spores | reproductive structures of fungi |
| sarcodina | protozoan phylum members move using pseudopods |
| ciliophora | protozoan phylum members move using cilia |
| zoomastigina | protozoan phylum members move using flagella |
| sporozoa | protozoan phylum members have no structures for locomotion, many are parasitic |
| paramecium | a ciliophoran |
| amoeba | a sarcodina |
| zygomycota | fungal phylum containing bread molds |
| basidiomycota | fungal phylum containing mushrooms |
| ascomycota | fungal phylum containing yeasts |
| deuteromycota | fungal phylum containing penicillium mold |
| lichen | a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga |
| mycorrhiza | a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and plant roots |
| crustose | flat lichen form that grow in a layer |
| fruticose | lichen form that is shrublike |
| foliose | lichens that grow in a tangle that look leafy |
| ringworm | a fungal infection of the skin |
| aflatoxins | fungal toxins that cause liver cancer |
| dikaryotic | the condition in fruiting bodies of a fungus where there are 2 unfused haploid nuclei present |
| mushroom | a fruiting body of a fungus |
| antibiotics | chemicals made by fungi and bacteria that give them an adaptive advantage |
| monokaryotic | possessing a haploid nucleus |