Download Protists 2014

Kingdom:
# of cells:
Most are ________________________ = one cell (but some are multicellular!)
Type of Cells:
__________________________________ (the cells have a nucleus & organelles)
Genetic Material:
They have ______ found in the nucleus.
Structure: The protists are a very different group!
There are very few common structures!
Nourishment: The protists are a very different group!
Protists are split into three groups by how they obtain energy.
Animal-Like Protists
Plant-Like Protists
Fungus-Like Protists
Heterotrophs that have
Autotrophs that can
Heterotrophs that
to __________ food.
_____________________ _____________________
Ex. Amoeba
Ex. Algae
Ex. Slime mold
Paramecium
Euglena
Water Mold
Plasmodium
Diatoms
Giardia
Phytoplankton
Trichonympha
Reproduction:
They reproduce ___________________ and ____________________.
Locomotion: Not all protists are alike!
•Paramecium: use _______________
•Amoeba use ___________________
•Euglena use ___________________
Helpful Examples:
•Digest cellulose in termite guts
•Algae & Phytoplankton are a huge part of aqautic ecosystems!
•Algae is used in nori, ice cream, salad dressing, pudding, candy bars, pancake syrups,
eggnog, plastics, waxes, transistors, deodorants, paints, lubricants, and artificial wood.
•Fungus-like protists play huge roles as decomposers in our ecosystem.
Harmful Examples:
•–Plasmodium = Malaria
–Trypanosoma = African Sleeping Sickness
–Entamoeba = Dysentery
-Giardia
–Water Mold = Potato Blight