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protist
microorganism made of eukaryotic cells
protozoan
protists in kingdom protozoa
sporozoan
protozoans that is parasitic and has no means of locomotion
motile
able to move
cilia/cilium
a fringe of hair-like projections that ripple along in rhythmic waves as the protozoan moves
dinoflagellates
protozoans that propel themselves using whip-like structure called a flagellum
pseudopods (pseudopodium)
a bulge filled with cytoplasm that protozoans extend in front of them to pull themselves along
eyespots
areas of pigment that can detect light
cyst
a hard, protective coating
phagocytosis
the process of a protozoan engulfing a food molecule
spores
reproductive cells that are protected by a thick cell wall
chromists include
protists with chloroplasts
conjugation tube
a cytoplasm bridge used to connect two algae cells during conjugation
plankton
organisms that float in the ocean and don’t swim against the current
phytoplankton
autotrophic plankton
zooplankton
heterotrophic, usually protozoan, plankton
algal bloom
a surge in the population of algae
chitin
a large sugar molecule found in the outside coating of insects
hyphae/hypha
slender filaments that make up most fungal colonies
septae/septum
partitions in hyphae that create segments made of individual cells, connected by pores to allow the exchange of cytoplasm, organelles, and nuclei
mycelia/mycelium
made up of interwoven hyphae
fruiting body
a special fungal structure made of many hyphae that is responsible for reproduction
stipe
the stalk of the fruiting body
cap
the top of the fruiting cap
gills
found on the underside of the cap, produce thousands of spores
budding
a process that involves part of the cell pinching off to produce more cells
fragmentation
the process in which part of a fungus breaks off and forms new fungus cells through mitosis
perfect fungi
fungi that can reproduce both sexually and asexually
imperfect fungi
fungi that cannot are not able to reproduce sexually
mycorrhiza
a relationship between plant roots and fungi
lichen
consists of fungi and algae living in symbiosis
