The microscopic, photosynthetic organisms that float near the surface of marine or fresh water?
phytoplankton
100
A fungus that looks like wool or cotton?
mold
100
What are two examples of a protist?
zooflagellates, and ulva
100
Name two ways protists get food?
consume, and produce
200
An organism that gets food by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials?
heterotroph
200
An organism whose cells have nuclei, rigid cell walls, and no chlorophyll and that belongs to the Kingdom _____?
fungus
200
A mass of fungal and algal cells that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and that are usually found on rocks or trees?
lichen
200
Name three traits that can differ among protists?
movement, size, and whether they are a producer, decomposer, or a consumer.
200
Organisms that cannot make their own food are __________ that must get food from the environment?
heterotrophs
300
An organism that feeds on an organism of another species (host) and that usually harms the host; the host never benefits from its presence?
parasite
300
A nonreproductive filament of a fungus?
hypha
300
What kingdom to protists belong to?
Protista
300
How do protists differ from other eukaryotic organisms?
No specialized tissue
300
What do many protist heterotrophs eat?
small living organisms, yeast, or other protists.
400
An organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter?
host
400
The mass of fungal filaments, or hyphae, that forms the body of a fungus?
mycelium
400
Most protists are made of how many cells?
one
400
What function do chloroplasts perform in protist producers?
capture energy from the sun
400
Three ways protist heterotrophs get food?
parasite, eat others, and decomposer.
500
Eukaryotic organisms that convert the sun's energy into food through photosynthesis but that do not have roots, stem, or leaves?
Algae
500
A reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistant to stressful environmental conditions and that can develop into and adult without fusing with another cell?
spore
500
All protists are __________ which means that each of their cells has a nucleus?
eukaryotic
500
What is the term for the process protists use to make their own food?
photosynthesis
500
In asexual reproduction what process do single-celled protists use to divide into two cells?