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Ceratium sp., a Dinoflagellate. A type of algae. Which is a type of protist. Eukaryotic.
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Euglena sp., Euglenid. Which is a type of algae. Which is a type of protist. It is eukaryotic. It has a hard outer pellicle instead of a cell wall. Has a flagella.
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Diatom. Has a unique glass-like wall made of silica. Main component in diatomaceous earth
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Chlamydomoncas sp., Unicellular chlorophyte (type of chlorophyte), which is a type of protist. Eukaryotic.
Morphological category: Unicellular chlorophyte
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Chlorella sp., Unicellular chlorophyte (type of chlorophyte), which is a type of protist. Eukaryotic.
Morphological category: Unicellular chlorophyte
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Gonium sp., Colonial chlorophyte. Type of chlorophyte, which is a type of algae (plant-like protist).
Morphological category: Colonial chlorophyte
It is unique because it has the ability to secrete buoyant mucilage
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Scenedesmus sp., Colonial chlorophyte. Type of chlorophyte, which is a type of algae (plant-like protist).
Morphological category: Colonial chlorophyte
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Ulothrix sp., Filamentous chlorophyta (Division in 1 plane), type of chlorophyte, which is a type of algae, which is a type of protist. Eukaryotic.
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Cladophora sp., Filamentous chlorophyta (Division in 2 planes), type of chlorophyte, which is a type of algae, which is a type of protist. Eukaryotic.
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Fritschiella sp., Filamentous chlorophyta (Division in 3 planes), type of chlorophyte, which is a type of algae, which is a type of protist. Eukaryotic.
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Trypanosoma sp., flagellated protozoan, type of protist. parasitic with large central mitochondrian (kinetoplast)
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Amoeba sp., pseudopodia-using protozoan, type of protist. Uses extensions (pseudopodia) to move and to engulf food
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Paramecium sp., ciliated protozoan, type of protist. Covered in hair-like cilia used for movement and feeding.
Reproduces by binary fission
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Physarum polycephalum, Plasmodial slime mold, fungal-like protist. Coenocytic.
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A water mold is decomposing a fish. Water molds are fungal-like protists.
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Saprolegnia sp., Water mold. fungal-like protist
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Peronospora parasitica, Downy mildew. Fungal-like protist.
Sporangiophores are creating hyphae within the plant. haustoria are created, and they feed on the cells
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Rhizopus stolonifera, Black bread mold. Zygomycota. Fungi.
What are the bulbs here referred to as? What is the name of structure in the photo?

The bulbs are nodules.
This is a root.
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Volvox sp. It is a type of algae. The circular structures are daughter colonies (copies of the parent colony) being formed within the larger parent. This is asexual reproduction
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Ulothrix sp., type of algae.
Ulothrix has zoosporangia containing zoospores that are released and reproduce to produce filam
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Spirogyra sp. is undergoing sexual reproduction - isogamy - conjugation.
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Oedogonium sp., a filamentous algae.
Flagellated sperm from one filament found the female gamete on another, causing the development of a zygote. Heterogamy. Sexual reproduction.
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Rhizopus stolonifera (black bread mold), type of zygomycota.
The red bulbs are zygospores. These zygospores should release a sporangium which will release meisospores
















