Biology Lab 3 parts of amoeba Flashcards
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cell membrane
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boundary that separates the organism from the environment
1
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ectoplasm
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thin, transparent layer of cytoplasm directly beneath the cell membrane
2
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endoplasm
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granular cytoplasm containing the cell organelles
3
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nucleus
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grayish, football shaped body and granular in appearance; organelle will often be moving in endoplasm
4
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contractile vacuoles
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clear, spherical, gradually enlarge as they fill with excess water
5
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food vacuoles
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small, dark, irregularly shaped located within the endoplasm; contain undigested food particles
6
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pseudopodia
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fingerlike projections of the cytoplasm; used for locomotion and for trapping and engulfing food through a process called phagocytosis
