Protists and Fungi Kingdoms

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Protist

A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus.

Heterotroph

Organisms that eat other organisms to obtain energy; consumer

Autotroph

An organism that makes its own food; producer

Protozoa

An animal-like protist that consume food

Algae

Plant like protists that produce food through photosynthesis using light energy and carbon dioxide

Cilia

Hair-like structures are used to move

Flagella

A long, whip-like filament that helps in the cells to move

Fungi

An organism that absorbs nutrients from the environment; type of decomposer

Chitin

A cell wall component found in fungi but not in plant cells. It provides both toughness and flexibility; also found in some animals including insects, crabs, and lobsters

Hyphae

The branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi used to get energy

Mycelium

Densely branched roots of the hyphae of a fungus

*to absorb (v.)

to go into

*nutrients (n.)

vitamins and minerals that are good for organism in food

*to obtain (v.)

to get

—the kid obtains the cookie from the plate

*producer (n.)

an organism makes its own food

—usually green

—usually plants and some protists

*decomposer

An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms for energy

—earthworms, bacteria, fungi

*consumer

an organism uses other organisms for energy