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Term Definition
algal bloom The rapid growth of a population of algae
algae (alga) Plantlike protists
budding A form of asexual reproduction in which a new organsim grows out of the body of a parent
cilia The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner
contractile vacuole The cell structure that collects extra water from the cytoplasm and then expels it from the cell
eutrophication The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae
fruiting body The reproductive hypha of a fungus
hypha One of many branching threadlike tubes that make up the body of a fungus
lichen The combination of a fungus and either an alga or an autotrophic bacterium that live together in a mutualistic relationship
mutualism A type of symbiosis in which both partners benefit from living together
protozoan An animal-like protist
pseudopod A "false foot" or temporary bulge of the cell membrane used for feeding and movement in some protozoans
red tide An algal bloom that occurs in salt water
spore A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism
symbiosis A close relationship between two organisms in which at least one of the organisms benefit

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Created January 2, 2008
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  1. symbiosis → A close relationship between two organisms in which at least one of the organisms benefit - 7 misses
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