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17 Cards in this Set
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small organelles containing light sensitive pigments that detect changes in the quality and intensity of light.
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Eyespots
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diploid zygote that results from the pairing of gametes of opposite mating types
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Zygospore
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haploid cell that results from mitosis of single-cell protists and that develops flagella and cilia and ultimately breaks out of the parent cell
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Zoospore
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temporary union of two protists to exchange nuclear material
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Conjugation
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reproductive cells that produce haploid zoospores by meiosis
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Sporangia
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a protist that moves using flexible, cytoplasmic extensions
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Amoeba
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extension of cytoplasm of the amoeba that enables it to move
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pseudopodia
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marine protist of the phylum Foraminifera
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Forams
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photosynthetic,unicellular protist of the phylum Bacillariophyta
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diatom
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unicellular, heterotrophic protist that is a member of the phylum Zoomastigina
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Zoomastigote
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members of the phylum Euglenophyta
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Euglenoids
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in many protozoans, a protein scaffold inside the cell membrane that creates a hard covering
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Pellicle
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protist of phylum Myxomycota, characterized by multinucleate, amoeboid appearance
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Plasmodium
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thick-walled cyst that develops from a zygote during sexual reproduction of sporozoans
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Oocyte
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one of three stages of Plasmodium that lives in mosquitoes and is injected into humans
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Sporozoite
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second stage of the life cycle of Plasmodium in which the protist divides rapidly and produces millions of cells in the liver of infected humans
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Merozoite
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third stage of the Plasmodium life cycle, undergoes a sexual phase in the bloodstreams of infected humans
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Gametocyte
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