Eukaryotic organisms that convert the sun's energy into food through photosynthesis but that do not have roots, stems, or leaves (page 52)
What is algae?
100
some protist heterotrophs are ________________ which get their nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter. (page 49)
What are decomposers?
100
an organism that a parasite invades (page 49)
What is a host?
100
eukaryotic heterotrophs that have rigid cells walls and no chlorophyll (page 60)
What are fungi?
200
an organism that invades another organism to get the nutrients it needs
What is a parasite?
200
the microscopic photosynthetic organisms that float near the surface of marine or fresh water (page 52)
What is phytoplankton?
200
mobile protists are often called this (page 55)
What is a protozoan?
200
the spore forming protist plasmodium vivax causes this disease (page 57)
What is malaria?
200
a shapeless, fuzzy fungus (page 62)
What is mold?
300
an organism that gets food by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials
What is a heterotroph?
300
Dinoflagellates use these to move (page 54)
What is flagella?
300
zooflagellates use these to move around (page 56)
What are flagella?
300
small reproductive cells covered in a thick cell wall that can survive a long time without water or nutrients (page 58)
What is a spore?
300
a combination of a fungus and an alga that grow together (page 66)
What is lichen?
400
when a single-celled protist divides into two cells
What is binary fission?
400
this protist producer makes up a large percentage of phytoplankton (page 54)
What is a diatom?
400
ciliates use these for moving and feeding (page 57)
What are cilia?
400
heterotrophic protists that can't move and live primarily in water (page 58)
What are water molds?
400
non-reproductive filaments of a fungus (page 61)
What are hyphae?
500
two protists that join together and exchange genetic material with a small second nucleus, then they divide to produce four protists that have new combinations of genetic material. a form of sexual reproduction.
What is conjugation?
500
these protists are mainly producers, but can get food as heterotrophs when there is not enough light (page 54)
What are euglenoids?
500
Amoeba use psuedopodia, which is latin, to move. another name for psuedopodia is (page 55)
What is false feet?
500
heterotrophic protists that can move only at certain phases of their life cycle (page 58)
What are slime molds?
500
the mass of fungal filaments that form the body of a fungus (page 61)