Protists & Organelles

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A green single-celled freshwater organism which uses flagellum to move and has an eye spot.

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euglena

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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A single-celled animal that moves via cytoplasmic streaming and surrounds and engulfs its prey through the use of pseudopods.

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amoeba

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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The most complex and specialized protist which uses cilia to move.

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paramecium

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A green single-celled aquatic organism which forms spherical colonies propelled by flagellum.

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volvox

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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a slender threadlike appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, and spermatozoa to swim.

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flagella

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Short hair-like structure which provides propulsion through pulsing vibrations.

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cillia

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a temporary protrusion of the surface of an amoeboid cell used for movement and feeding.

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pseudopods

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An organism that manufactures its own food from inorganic substances, such as carbon dioxide, light, or ammonia.

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autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter.

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heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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flexible structure that holds a cell together, forms a boundary between the cell and its environment, and helps control what enters and leaves the cell.

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cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2