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Phylum comprising unicellular organisms in the protista kingdom
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protozoa
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DNA is transferred from one organism to another directly
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transformation
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A cell whose nucleus is not bound by a membrane
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prokaryote
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Unite temporarily to exchange nuclear material and then separate
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conjugation
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A wall that separates two cavities
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septum
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Microscopic single-celled organisms classified according to shape
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bacteria
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Lacking flowers, leaves, or chlorophyll
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fungi
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A cell that has a membrane bound nucleus
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eukaryote
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Chlorophyll-bearing organisms lacking true stems, roots, or leaves
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algae
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A long, whiplike tail or part, used by certain protozoa for locomotion
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flagellum
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A nonwalled mass of cytoplasm possessing many nuclei
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plasmodium
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A one-celled organism divides by mitosis into two organisms
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binary fission
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Genetic material transfer by means of a virus carrier
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transduction
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A thread-like filament of the molds
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hypha
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Movement by streaming of protoplasm
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amoeboid movement
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Independent of sexual processes
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asexual
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Hairlike bits of protoplasm that project from certain kinds of cells
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cilia
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Two unicellular organisms unite temporarily to exchange nuclear material and then separate
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conjugation
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Maintains the organism's proper water content
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contractile vacuole
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A protective capsule occupied by protozoans
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cyst
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A contractile vacuole
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excreting vacuole
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The body of the parent divides to form two or more individuals
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fission
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A vacuole in which food particles are digested by enzymes
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food vacuole
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Controls growth and cell division
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nucleus
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The basic living substance of all living organisms
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protoplasm
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False feet
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pseudopodium
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Manufacturing food by means of green plant pigment
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photosynthesis
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A body that contains a starchlike food reserve
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paramylum body
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An organism living in or on another organism
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parasite
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The green pigment which enables plants to use sunlight and manufacture food
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chlorophyll
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Reproduction by breaking into pieces
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fragmentation
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One-celled
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unicellular
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Protein bodies that are involved in making starch
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pyrenoid
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Range in color from yellow to red
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carotenoid pigments
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A brown pigment of the algae.
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fucoxanthin
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Any one of certain large, tough, brown seaweeds
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kelp
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A red pigment found in the red algae and in a few cyanobacteria
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phycoerythrin
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A fertile hyphae that bears spores (in molds)
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sporangiophore
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A spore located on a conidiophore
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conidiophore
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A thread-like filament of the molds
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saprophyte
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A mass of hyphae
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conidium
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An organism that lives on decaying organic matter
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hypha
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A fertile hyphae that bears a sac-like structure
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mycelium
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A sac-like structure which holds the spores
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sporangium
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Organisms which require atmospheric oxygen for respiration.
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aerobic organisms
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Organisms which grow in the absence of free atmospheric oxygen.
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anaerobic organisms
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A large cell commonly found in the cyanobacteria. It is believed to be involved in nitrogen fixation and in breaking
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heterocyst
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A gelatin-like coating commonly found in the cyanobacteria.
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mucilaginous sheath
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A blue pigment found in the cyanobacteria. the chain of a colony.
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phycocyanin
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Able to move by itself.
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motile
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Unable to move by itself
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nonmotile
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Deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that controls genetic characteristics.
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DNA
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Ribonucleic acid. A type of nucleic acid involved in cellular activities.
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RNA
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An individual, complete virus particle.
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virion
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a type of reproduction found in paramecia
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Trypanosomiasis
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cells of diatoms contain this substance
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fungi
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centers of starch production in green algae
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pyrenoids
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ability to clearly distinguish two objects
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conjugation
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the organism that transmits malarial fever
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silica
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plants that lack chlorophyll
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resolving power
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African sleeping sickness
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Anopheles female
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