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3491001829Amoebaa type of protist characterized by great flexibility and the presence of psuedopods0
3491035703Autotrophan organism that makes its own food1
3491040860Binary Fissiona form of sexual reproduction in single-celled organism by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size2
3491075569Chloroplastholds the chlorophyll and needed for photosynthesis3
3491100048Cillahairlike projections that extend from the plasma membrane and are used for movement4
3491111504Colonya group of volvox together are called this5
3491128622contractile Vacuolesaclike organell that expand to collect excess water and contact to squeeze the water out of the cell (like our bladder does with urine)6
3491161936Euglenaa protist that has single flagellum to move itself and can obtain its nutrients by photosynthesis7
3491190385Eukaryotescells with nucleus's8
3501954685Eye Spotan area on a protist that is sensitive to the amount of light in the environment9
3501973084Vacuolecells organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and waste10
3501991631Flagelumlong, whiplike structure that helps a cell to move11
3502007745Food Vaculolestorage of food in a protist12
3502012594gulletin protozoa, an opening into which the mouth pore opens and stores the food13
3502030868Heterotrophican organism that cannot make it's own food and eats other things14
3502042388Nucleusa part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction15
3502059024Oral Groovethe mouth of a paramecium16
3502066646ParameciumEukaryotic cell with an oral groove, gullet, and anal pore17
3502089221Photosynthesisa process that uses sunlight to make energy18
3528748496Protistsunicellular eukaryotes; must live in a wet environment; can be plantlike or animal like19
3528795880Pseudopoda false foot20
3528799939Volvoxcolony of green algae, resembling a hollow ball21

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