Protist
This type of protist is known for its ability to move using pseudopodia.
What is an amoeba?
The thread-like structures that make up the body of a fungus are called this.
What are hyphae?
These protists are autotrophic and use photosynthesis to make their food.
What are plant-like protists?
What is Chitin?
Yeasts reproduce asexually through this process, rather than forming spores.
What is budding?
This type of protist moves using tiny hair-like structures called cilia.
What is a ciliate?
Fungi reproduce using these reproductive structures.
What are spores?
These protists consume other organisms for food.
What are animal-like protists?
Animal-like protists, also known as this, are heterotrophic and motile.
What are protozoa?
This phylum includes bread mold and Rhizopus.
What is Zygomycota?
This plant-like protist is an important part of aquatic food chains and produces oxygen.
What is algae?
This type of fungi is used in baking and fermentation.
What is yeast?
This type of protist absorbs nutrients from decaying organic matter.
What are fungus-like protists?
Protists are classified as this type of cell because they have a nucleus.
What is eukaryotic?
This group of fungi, which includes chytrids, is unique because its members are often aquatic.
What is Chytridiomycota?
This term describes protists that obtain nutrients by engulfing food particles.
What is phagocytosis?
This type of fungus forms a mutualistic relationship with plant roots to help them absorb nutrients.
What is mycorrhiza?
This protist moves using a whip-like tail called a flagellum.
What is a flagellate?
The red tide, caused by dinoflagellates, is dangerous because it produces these harmful substances.
What are toxins?
Morels, yeasts, and truffles belong to this phylum.
What is Ascomycota?
This protist causes malaria and is transmitted by mosquitoes.
What is Plasmodium?
This fungal infection affects the skin, causing conditions like athlete’s foot and ringworm.
What is a dermatophyte?
This term describes fungi that obtain nutrients from living hosts, often harming them.
What are parasitic fungi?
All 4 Groups of Fungi
What is Chytridiomycota (chytrids), Zygomycota (conjugated fungi), Ascomycota (sac fungi), and Basidiomycota (club fungi)
This protist, transmitted by tsetse flies, causes African sleeping sickness.
What is Trypanosoma?