flagellates
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Flagellates are single-celled organisms that propel themselves using one or more whip-like appendages called flagella.
The term covers a diverse group of protozoans, some free-living in water, others parasitic—the organisms causing giardia and sleeping sickness are flagellates.
As a verb, to flagellate is to whip or flog, whether literally or figuratively: He flagellated himself for his mistakes.
Self-flagellation can be physical penance or excessive self-criticism.
Plant-animal hybrid microbe
- giardiaWaterborne intestinal parasite
- chlamydomonasUnicellular freshwater algae genus
- volvoxSpherical colonial green microorganism
Eukaryotic microorganisms, mostly unicellular
- eukaryotesNuclear-membrane organisms
- unicellularOne cell only
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
- pondwaterStanding freshwater accumulation
freshwater · marine · aquatic · plankton · heterotrophs · autotrophs · photosynthetic · eyespot
Force driving movement forward
- undulatingMoving in waves
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
tinsel · smooth · posterior · anterior · emergent · trailing · rotation · helical
Protozoan intestinal infection
- trichomoniasisProtozoan sexually transmitted disease
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
- cutaneousRelating to skin
- visceralArising from deep instinct
vector-borne · tsetse · sandfly · waterborne · cyst
euglena
Plant-animal hybrid microbe
- giardiaWaterborne intestinal parasite
- chlamydomonasUnicellular freshwater algae genus
- volvoxSpherical colonial green microorganism
protists
Eukaryotic microorganisms, mostly unicellular
- eukaryotesNuclear-membrane organisms
- unicellularOne cell only
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
pondwater · freshwater · marine · aquatic · plankton · heterotrophs · autotrophs · photosynthetic · eyespot · chloroplasts
propulsion
Force driving movement forward
- undulatingMoving in waves
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
locomotion · tinsel · smooth · posterior · anterior · emergent · trailing · rotation · helical · thrust
giardiasis
Protozoan intestinal infection
- trichomoniasisProtozoan sexually transmitted disease
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
- cutaneousRelating to skin
visceral · vector-borne · tsetse · sandfly · waterborne · cyst
- living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
- heterotrophsheterotrophs, consumers, fungi, animals, humans
- microorganismsamoeba, paramecium, amoebae, euglena, amoebas
- Soil Lifeearthworm, earthworms, nightcrawler, nematodes, soil bacteria
- microbiotamicrobes, bacteria, archaea, protozoa, cyanobacteria
- protistsamoeba, amoebas, ciliate, dinoflagellate, Paramecium
flagellate, flagellation, flagellated, flagellating, flagellations