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protozoa
animallike protist
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pseudopod
temporary projection of cytoplasm, or a "false foot", used by some protists for feeding or movement
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amoeboid movement
type of locomotion used by amoebas
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cilium
short hairlike projection similar to flagellum; produces movement in many cells
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contractile vacuole
cavity in the cytoplasm o fsome protists that collects water and discharges it from the cell
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trichocysts
A threadlike organ in certain protozoans that can be discharged suddenly in order to grasp or sting
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macronucleus
the larger of a ciliate's two nuclei, contains multiple copies of mose of the genes that the cell needs in its day-to-day existance
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micronucleus
the smaller of a ciliae's two nuclei; contains a "reserve copy" of all of the cell's genes
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malaria
infectious disease, caused my Plasmodium, carried by mosquitos
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African sleeping sickness
Caused by the protist Trypanosoma that lives in the bloodstreams of vertebrate animals
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accessory pigments
also known as phycobins, found in green algae and are really good at absorbing blue light
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photoplankton
population of algae and other small, photosynthetic organisms found near the surface of the ocean and forming part of plankton
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algal boom
an immediate increase ub tge anount of algae and other producers that results from a large input of a limiting nutrient
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phycobilin
an accesory pigment found in red algae that is especially good at absorbing blue light
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fucoxanthin
brown accessoryt pigment that along with chlorophyll a and c gives algae a dark yellow, brown color
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sporophyte
diploid, or spore producing, phase of an organism
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gametophyte
haploid, or amete producing, phase of an organism
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alternation of generations
process in which many algae switch back and fourth between haploid and diploid stages of their life cycles
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fruiting body
slender reproductive structure that produces spores and is found in some funguslike protists; reproductive structure of fungus that develops from a mycelium
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