Protist Vocabulary Notecards

Front

Chloro -

Back

green

Example: Chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

-troph

Back

to feed

Example: hetertroph

Front

Photo -

Back

light

Example: Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

Uni-

Back

one

Example: Unicellular

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Front

-pod/-ped

Back

foot

Example: Pseudopod

Front

Pseudo -

Back

false

Example: Pseudopod

Front

-statsis

Back

standing/staying

Example: Homeostasis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Front

Cilia

Back

small, slender, hair-like structures present on cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

Flagella

Back

whip-like organelles that help cells move

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

eyespot

Back

helps cell find light

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2