7th Science Protists Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
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Autotroph
2
Q
A short, microscopic, hairlike vibrating structure.
A
Cilia
3
Q
A long whiplike structure on most bacteria.
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Flagellum
4
Q
A temporary “foot” that forms as the organism pushes its body outwards.
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Pseudopod
5
Q
A simple nonflowering plant of a large group that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled forms.
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Algae
6
Q
A protist that resembles a tiny animal.
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Protozoans
7
Q
Belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum sarcodine.
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Sacrodines
8
Q
A tiny microscopic plantlike protist with a hard outer wall.
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Diatom
9
Q
One common sacrodine with unusual adaptation for getting nutrients.
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Amoeba
10
Q
An organism that lives in or on another organism.
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Parasite
