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How does the protist population
interact with it’s environment?
Protist, what is it?
Protist, what is it?
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Protists belong to the Kingdom Protista,.
Protist, what is it?
Protists belong to the Kingdom Protista,.
 A protist is any organism that is not a
bacterium, fungus, plant, or animal.
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Characteristics of Protists
Characteristics of Protists
 Unicellular
Characteristics of Protists
 Unicellular
 most live in water (though some live in
moist soil or even the human body)
Characteristics of Protists
 Unicellular
 most live in water (though some live in
moist soil or even the human body)
 ALL have a nucleus.
What those parts do!
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1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food
What those parts do!
1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food
 2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out
of cell.
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What those parts do!
1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food
 2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out
of cell.
 3. Food Vacuole: Contains food.
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What those parts do!
1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food
 2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out
of cell.
 3. Food Vacuole: Contains food.
 4. Contractile Vacuole: Collects excess
water and squirts it out.
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What those parts do!
1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food
 2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out
of cell.
 3. Food Vacuole: Contains food.
 4. Contractile Vacuole: Collects excess
water and squirts it out.
 5. Nucleus: Has DNA. Is the control
center (brain)
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What those parts do!
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1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food
2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out of
cell.
3. Food Vacuole: Contains food.
4. Contractile Vacuole: Collects excess water
and squirts it out.
5. Nucleus: Has DNA. Is the control center
(brain)
6. Cytoplasm: Filling for cell.