Protists Flashcards
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Protists
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Eukaryotes that cannot be classified as animals, plants, or fungi.
2
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Protozoan
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Animal like protists
3
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Pseudopod
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Temporary bulges of of the cell
4
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Cilia
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Beat with a wave like motion
5
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Contractile vacuoles
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A structure that collects and expels excess water from the cell
6
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Algae
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Plant like protists
7
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Pigments
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Chemicals that produce color
8
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Spore
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A tiny organism that is able to grow into a new organism
9
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Euglenoids
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Green unicellular algae that are found in fresh water.
10
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Dinoflagellates
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Unicellular algae surrounded by stiff plates that look like a unit of armor
11
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Diatoms
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Unicellular protists with beautiful glasslike cell walls
12
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Red algae
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Multicellular seaweeds
13
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Brown algae
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Many of the organisms commonly called seaweed
