Definition
noun, plural: zooflagellates
Any of the animal-like flagellates characterized by their lack of chlorophyll and heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
Supplement
These flagellates are named for their animal-like features: colourless, heterotrophic, and lack of chlorophyll.
Word origin: Greek: zôion, animal + flagellate » Latin flagellātus, ptp. of flagellāre to whip.
Compare: phytoflagellate.
See also: protozoa, Zoomastigophorea.
Humans are diploid creatures. This means that for every chromosome in the body, there is another one to match it. Howeve..
Hormones are essential in the regulation of the activity of the various biological systems of the human body. The ineffi..
Freshwater ecosystem is comprised of four major constituents, namely elements and compounds, plants, consumers, and deco..
In this tutorial, the works of Carl Gustav Jung and Sigmund Freud are described. Both of them actively pursued the way h..
Molecules move within the cell or from one cell to another through different strategies. Transport may be in the form of..
Plantlife can be studied at a variety of levels, from the molecular, genetic and biochemical level through organelles, c..