Chapter 16 Part 1 Flashcards

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A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form, the sporophyte, and a multicellular haploid form, the gametophyte; a characteristic of plants and multicellular green algae.

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Alternations of generations

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A protist that produces its food by photosynthesis.

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Alga/Algae

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A protist that moves and feeds by means of pseudopodia.

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Amoeba

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A member of a clade of protists that includes amoebas and slime molds and is characterized by lobe-shaped pseudopodia.

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Amoebozoan

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One of two prokaryotic domains of life.

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Archae

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An organism that makes its own food (often by photosynthesis), thereby sustaining itself without eating other organisms or their molecules. Plants, algae, and numerous bacteria are autotrophs.

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Autotroph

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A rod-shaped prokaryotic cell.

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Bacillus

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One of two prokaryotic domains of life.

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Bacteria

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A surface-coating colony of prokaryotes that engage in metabolic cooperation.

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Biofilm

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The use of living organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and degraded ecosystems.

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Bioremediation

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One of a group of marine, multicellular, autotrophic protists belonging to the stramenopile clade; the most common and largest type of seaweed. This organism includes the kelps.

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Brown Algae

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A type of protist that has unicellular amoeboid cells and aggregated reproductive bodies in its life cycle; members of amoebozoan clade.

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Cellular Slime Mold

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An organism that obtains both energy and carbon from inorganic chemicals. This organism makes its own organic compounds from CO2 without using light energy.

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Chemo-autograph

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A group of bacteria that live inside eukaryotic host cells. Includes human pathogens that cause blindness and nongonococcal urethritis, a common sexually transmitted disease.

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Chlamydia

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A type of protist that moves and feeds by means of cilia. This protist belongs to the alveolate clade.

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Ciliate

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A spherical prokaryotic cell.

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Coccus

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Photoautotrophic prokaryotes with plantlike, oxygen-generating photosynthesis

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Cyanobacteria

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A unicellular, autotrophic protist that belongs to the stramenopile clade. This mircroorganism possess a unique, glassy cell wall containing silica.

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Diatom

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A member of a group of protists belonging to the alveolate clade. These organisms are common components of marine and freshwater phytoplankton.

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Dinoflagellate

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A thick-coated, protective cell produced within a bacterial cell. This microorganism becomes dormant and is able to survive harsh environmental conditions.

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Endospore

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A poisonous component of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria that is released only when the bacteria die.

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Endotoxin

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A poisonous protein secreted by certain bacteria.

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Exotoxin

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A microorganism that lives in a highly saline environment, such as the Great Salt Lake or the Dead Sea.

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Extreme Halophile

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A microorganism that thrives in a hot environment (often 60-80°C).

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Extreme Thermophile

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A protist that moves and feeds by means of threadlike pseudopodia and has porous shells composed of calcium carbonate.

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Foraminiferan