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12 Cards in this Set
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Contractile Vacuole |
A place on the cell membrane that collects water and expels it from the cell. |
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Food Vacuole |
A small compartment within a cell that can be used for storage. |
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Macronucleus |
Contains the genes that control a protist’s (ciliate) day to day activities. |
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Gullet |
An indentation on one side of a protists that helps them get food into their cell. |
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Pseudopod |
False foot; Used by some protests to move by projecting their cytoplasm. |
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Saprophyte |
Organism that obtains energy from decaying organic matter. |
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Endosymbiosis |
Theory that states that eukaryotic organisms evolved from symbiotic relationships between prokaryotic organisms. |
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Conjugation |
Form of sexual reproduction in paramecium where genetic information is exchanged |
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Eyespot |
A group of cells that can detect changes in the amount of light in the environment. |
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Decomposer |
Organisms that break down and obtain energy from dead organic matter. |
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Protista |
Kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, fungi, or animals. |
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Cilium |
Small hair like projection on the outside of a cell that are used in movement. |
