Valiant Vocab
Large, Multicellular marine algae
What is Seaweed
The way amoeba move around, and eat
What are Pseudopods
This organisms is considered both autotrophic and heterotrophic, as they have both chloroplasts, and are able to feed on dead remains
What is Euglena
A filament of fungal cells
What is the Hypha
the emission of light by living organisms
What is Bioluminescence
The firm flexible coating outside the plasma membrane
What is the Pellicle
This protists require so much energy that they need both a macro and micr nucleus in order to function
What is a ciliate or paramecium
In its feeding stage, this organisms forms a plasmodium
What is an acellular Slime Mold
A chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility
What is Chitin
Phytotoxicology is the study of...
What is Plant Poisons
The light-sensitive region in certain protists
What is the eyespot
The name for the mutual exchange of DNA between two paramecium
What is Conjunction
This organisms is responsible for most of the worlds photosynthesis
What are Diatoms
A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective coating
What is a zygospore
The largest living structure on Earth
What is the Great Barrier Reef
What is the Holdfast
Without this, freshwater protests would explode
What is the Contractile Vacuole
Deposits of Diatoms, used for abrasives and filters.
What is Diatomaceous Earth
The name for the type of Hyphae that have cell walls to separate the cells
What is Septate Hyphae
The name of the scale that measures the pungency of chili peppers
What is The Scoville Heat Unit Scale
A colony that uses holdfasts to anchor itself to an object
What is a Sessile Colony
A reproductive cell with a hard, protective coating
What is a spore
A bloom of this is called a red tide
What are Dinoflagellates
The main function of Fungi
What it to decompose non-living organic matter and recycle nutrients
The largest bone in the human skull
What is the Mandible (jawbone)