Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Protist Booklet Test, PDHS
Test on our Protist Booklet
31
Biology
9th Grade
05/01/2008

Additional Biology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Amoeba Phylum
Definition
Sarcodina
Term
Food Vacoule
Definition
temporarily stores food in protists
Term
ectoplasm
Definition
outer tissue layer providing shape and support for organelles
Term
Nucleus (Endosome)
Definition
contains genetic material and controls all actvities
Term
pseudopod
Definition
"false foot" that helps move cell
Term
endoplasm
Definition
inner tissue layer providing shape and support for organelles
Term
plasma membrane
Definition
flexible layer that regulates what enters and leaves the cell
Term
contractile vacuole
Definition
collects water and discharges it from the cell
Term
hyaline cap
Definition
barrier providing shape to pseudopods
Term
Euglena Phylum
Definition
Euglenophyta
Term
Flagella
Definition
whiplike structure that provides movement to the protist
Term
eyespot
Definition
detects changes in light
Term
chloroplasts
Definition
captures sunlight to convert it into energy
Term
pellicle
Definition
controls what enters and leaves the protist
Term
carbohydrate storge bodies
Definition
store energy/carbs in cell
Term
Paramecia Phylum
Definition
Ciliophora
Term
Cilia
Definition
hairlike projections that move the cell
Term
H2O Expelling Vesicles
Definition
collect water to expell it from the cell
Term
radiating canal
Definition
transports H2Ofrom the contractile vacuole
Term
oral groove
Definition
location where food and particles enter the cell
Term
cytosome
Definition
mouth to injest food
Term
gullet
Definition
allows food to enter cell
Term
micronuclei
Definition
contains a reserve copy of DNA
Term
Macronucleus
Definition
contains copies of DNA
Term
lysosome
Definition
storage bodies in cell
Term
anal pore
Definition
expells waste from cell
Term
food vacuole
Definition
stores energy inside cell
Term
trichocyst
Definition
defends paramecium
Term
cytoplasm
Definition
contains organelles and nucleus
Term
Spore
Definition
reproductive cell
Term
Cyst
Definition
hard outer protective layer
Supporting users have an ad free experience!