Chap 26 & 27 3/3/14 Flashcards
Extensions of cytoplasm in the amoeba that are used for movement
Pseudopods
Organelle tht is used to remove excess water
Contractile vacuole
Long whip-like structures used for movement
Flagella
Photosynthetic protists
Algae
Caused by dinoflagellates
Red algae
plant like protests
Algae
Short hair– like structure used movement
Cilia
A sexual life cycle in plants & Algae involving two or more phases
Alternation of generations
Internal flowing of a cells cytoplasm
Ameboid movement
Also known as false feet
Pseudopodia
Around the cell membrane
Pellicle
The large nucleus that controls cells activities such as respiration, protein synthesis, and digestion
Macronucleus
Small nucleus only used during reproduction
Micronucleus
_ are used in animal cells to remove their excess water
they are shaped like a star
Contractile vacuole
The method of sexual reproduction in other microorganisms
Conjugation
Are paramecium Heterotrophs or autotrophs?
Heterotrophs
Where does food into the paramecium
Mouth pore
After the food enters the paramecium where does it go
Gullet
What is the area of the paramecium that appears pinched In
Oral groove
What sweeps food into the oral groove
Cilia
What is formed end of the gullet
Food vacuoles
Undigested food particles are eliminated through the _
Anal pore
Tiny thread like organelles that the paramecium can shoot out of the cell to entangle a predator to make themselves appear bigger
Trichocysts