An extension of cytoplasm used for movement and capturing prey.
What is a pseudopod?
100
The process that allows plant-like protists to create their own food from energy from the sun.
What is photosynthesis?
100
How fungus-like protists get their nutrients
What is decomposition?
100
A hard substance that is commonly found in the cell walls of fungi as well as in the exoskeletons of some insects.
What is chitin?
100
Classification of fungi that almost all mushrooms fit into; characterized by a basidium.
What are club fungi?
200
Short, hair-like structures that help some animal-like protists such as the paramecium move.
What are cilia?
200
Photosynthetic unicellular protists with silica shells. Also have a drop of oil in them.
What are diatoms?
200
the fungus like protist responsible for the Irish Potato Famine
a water mold
200
The typical fungal body is made of these long, threadlike filaments.Similar to roots of a plant.
What are hyphae?
200
Draw and label the basic structure of a mushroom and label the 6 parts of it
cap gill spores stalk/stipe hyphae underground hyphae
300
Some protists such as those in genus Giardia use these long, whip-like structures for movement.
What are flagella?
300
These plant-like protists are similar to green plants and are probably their ancestors.
What are green algae?
300
3 examples of fungus like protists
What is a slime mold, downy mildew and water molds
300
Organisms, such as fungi, are called this: meaning an organism that absorbs nutrients from dead or decaying organisms. A synonym with decomposer.
What is a saprophyte.?
300
What is a lichen and why 3 reasons they are important to other organisms?
Fungus - algae or fungus - bacteria relationship and 1) indicate air quality 2) serve as food for reindeer and 3) used in dyes
400
Parasitic, animal-like protists that cannot move by themselves.
What are sporozoans?
400
The largest example of brown algae; found in cool oceans. Help sea otters anchor so they don't drift away when they are sleeping or eating.
What is kelp?
400
The 3 ways in which fungus-like protists are similar to fungi
Cell walls, reproduce with spores, decomposers
400
Name 5 characteristics of most fungi
Multicellular, eukaryotes, hyphae, chitin, cell walls, sessile as adults, decomposers
400
Name 3 disease caused by sac fungi and the organisms each harm
dutch elm disease hurts elm trees, apple scab hurts fruit, ergot disease attacks grains
500
General name for all animal-like protists; "little animals"
What are protozoans?
500
The poisonous "red tides" that can occur in coastal areas are associated with these plant-like protists. Some are also responsible for bioluminescence.
What are dinoflagellates?
500
Parasitic forms of fungus-like protists that often infect farm crops.
What are water molds?
500
A stage in the fungal life cycle that exists strictly in a unicellular state, and reproduces by budding. Also, name what fungi type it is.
What is yeast - sac fungi?
500
Name the 4 types of fungi, how each is categorized and an example of each
Club- use basidium or a club like structure to store spores - mushroom
Zygote - use sporagium or round cases to store spores - bread mold
Sac - keep spores in sacs - yeasts, truffles
Imperfect - all asexual (probably) include penicillium