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Protist
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A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus
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Protozoan
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An animal-like protist
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Pseudopod
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A “false foot” or temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans
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Contractile Vacuole
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The cell structure that collects extra water from the cytoplasm and then expels it from the cell
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Cilia
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The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner
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Symbiosis
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The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner
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Mutualism
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A type of symbiosis in which both partners benefit from living together
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Algae
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Plantlike Protists
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Pigment
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A chemical that produces color
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Spore
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A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism
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Algal Bloom
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The rapid growth of a population of algae
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Red Tide
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An algal bloom that occurs in salt water
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Eutrophication
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The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae
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Fungi
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A eukaryotic organism that has cell wells, use spores to reproduce, and is a heterotroph that feeds by absorbing its food
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Hyphae
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The branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi
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Fruiting Bodies
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The reproductive structure of a fungus that contains many hyphae and produces spores
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Budding
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A form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new cell grows out of the body of a parent
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Lichen
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The combination of a fungus and either an alga or an autotrophic bacterium that live together in a mutualistic relationship
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