Science Quiz Flashcards
What is a protist?
A protist is a eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as a fungus, plant, or animal.
What is a parasite?
A parasite is an organism that feeds on another organism.
What are saprophytes?
Saprophytes are decomposers that absorb carbon and other nutrients from dead organisms.
What is the study of fungi?
Mycology
What are the 3 ways that protists move?
- Amoebas move using a pseudopodia, or a fake foot
- Euglena move using a flagella, a whiplike structure.
- Paramecium move using cilia. The move by beating their cilia.
what is a protozoan?
A protozoan is a single-celled organism that moves and eats food.
What are phytoplankton?
Phytoplankton are small photosynthetic organisms that float and drift near the ocean’s surface.
What are hyphae?
Hyphae are thin filaments that are on multicellular fungi
What is mycelium?
Mycelium is a tangled mass of hyphae
What are amoebas, euglena, and paramecium?
Amoebas are single-celled protists that use a pseudopodia. A euglena is a single-celled photosynthetic protist that use a flagellum to move to light. Paramecium are single-celled protist that have cells with cilia.
