euglena
Photosynthetic pond dweller
Euglena is a single-celled freshwater organism that defies easy classification—it photosynthesizes like a plant but moves and feeds like an animal.
Under a microscope, euglena are elongated green cells that propel themselves with a whip-like flagellum.
They're a staple of high school biology labs, demonstrating that the line between plant and animal isn't always clear.
To whip or scourge
- protistUnicellular eukaryotic organism
- amoebaShape-shifting single-celled organism
- parameciumCiliated slipper-shaped protozoan
- ciliateHair-covered single-celled organism
protozoan · microscopic · unicellular · eukaryote · microorganism · organism · bioindicator · microfauna
Whiplike cellular appendage
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- motileAble to move independently
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- movementChange in position
crawling · flexibility · pellicle · contraction · gliding
Light-harvesting cell structure
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- autotrophSelf-nourishing organism
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- carotenoidsFat-soluble plant pigments
sunlight · oxygen · glucose · green · ATP · photosynthetic · plastid
Small still body
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
- streamSteady continuous flow
ditch · stagnant · wetland · brackish · plankton · bloom · eutrophication · waterborne
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- specimenIndividual for examination
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- observationAttentive watching or remark
laboratory · staining · motility · sample · identification · research · preparation
flagellate
To whip or scourge
- protistUnicellular eukaryotic organism
- amoebaShape-shifting single-celled organism
- parameciumCiliated slipper-shaped protozoan
ciliate · protozoan · microscopic · unicellular · eukaryote · microorganism · organism · bioindicator · microfauna · protozoology
flagellum
Whiplike cellular appendage
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- motileAble to move independently
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
movement · crawling · flexibility · pellicle · contraction · gliding
chloroplast
Light-harvesting cell structure
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- autotrophSelf-nourishing organism
- pigmentColor-imparting material
carotenoids · sunlight · oxygen · glucose · green · ATP · photosynthetic · plastid
pond
Small still body
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
stream · ditch · stagnant · wetland · brackish · plankton · bloom · eutrophication · waterborne · habitat
microscope
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- specimenIndividual for examination
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
observation · laboratory · staining · motility · sample · identification · research · preparation
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
- cellscells, blood cell, cell theory, nerve cell, red blood cell
- algaealgae, green algae, chlorella, red algae, kelp
- microorganismsamoeba, paramecium, amoebae, amoebas, protozoa
- Microscale Biologycells, DNA, RNA, proteins, enzymes
euglenamammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
flowering plant · vertebrate · tree · human · angiosperm