Protists

Question 1

Protozoan

Answer 1

animal-like protist that can move to obtain food.

Question 2

Pseudopods

Answer 2

“false feet”. Used by an amoeba for moving and obtaining food. Always changing shape.

Question 3

Contractile vacuole

Answer 3

a cell structure that collects extra water and expels it from the cell.

Question 4

Symbiosis

Answer 4

the interaction between two species of organisms

Question 5

Mutualism

Answer 5

When both species benefit from living together.

Question 6

Spore

Answer 6

a tiny reproductive cell that can develop into a new organism

Question 7

Algae

Answer 7

plant-like protists

Question 8

Pigments

Answer 8

chemicals that produce color

Question 9

Algal Bloom

Answer 9

A rapid growth of a population of algae

Question 10

Red Tides

Answer 10

saltwater algal blooms

Question 11

Eutrophication

Answer 11

an increase in algae growth as a result of an increase in nutrients.

Question 12

Hyphae

Answer 12

branching, thread-like tubes that make up the bodies of fungi

Question 13

Fruiting Bodies

Answer 13

the structures in fungi that contain the spores for reproduction.

Question 14

Budding

Answer 14

a form of asexual reproduction used by yeast. No spores are produced. Instead, a small yeast cell breaks away from a larger parent cell.

Question 15

Lichen

Answer 15

consists of a fungus and either algae or autotrophic bacteria living together in a mutualistic relationship. The algae (or bacteria) makes food for both and the fungus provides water for both. Often seen living on rocks.