Chapters 25-26 Vocabulary Crossword

Single-celled or simple multicellular eukaryotic organisms that generally do not fit in any other kingdom.
Large, rounded cytoplasmic extensions that function in both movement and feeding.
Contains multiple copies of DNA that direct the cell's metabolism and development.
Smaller than the macronucleus, participates in the exchange of genetic material during conjugation.
Autotrophic protists that have chloroplasts and produce their own carbohydrates by photosynthesis, much like plants do.
Most unicellular algae that are free-living aquatic organisms and together are known by this term. Also form the base of nearly all marine and freshwater food chains.
The plantlike body portion of a seaweed. Its cells are typically haploid.
The production of light by means of a chemical reaction in an organism.
A phenomen that occurs when populations of dinoflagellates explode and the surrounding water turns brownish red. Fairly common in the Gulf of Mexico.
A funguslike protist composed of branching filaments of cells. Found mainly in bodies of fresh water, but sometimes live as parasites or in soil.
A sticky substance that coats the cell walls of certain species of red algae. It is also a polysaccharide that is used to control the texture of many commerical and food products.
Carotenoids that capture light energy and transfer it to chlorophyll a.
Saclike organelles that expand to collect excess water and contract to squeeze the water out of the cell.
A polysaccharide that is contained in the cell walls of hyphae. Also makes up the exoskeletons of insects, crustaceans, and other arthropods.
The ability of fungi to exist in two different forms.
A process by which a septate hypha dries and shatters, releasing individual cells that act as spores.
A sexual reproductive structure that contains a nucleus of a mating type.
A symbiotic structure formed by a fungus and plant roots.
Represent symbiotic realtionships between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner (usually a cyanobacterium or green alga.)
Harmful, fungal toxins that are produced by some species of Aspergillus. Liver cancer is one of the side effects.
The female gametangium.
Filaments of fungi.
Unicellular fungi whose colonies resemble those of bacteria.
A layer of material that is formed when the shells of dead diatoms sink to the bottom of lakes and oceans.
Unicellular protists. Have cell walls, or shells, consisting of two pieces that fit together like a box and a lid.