2.3 - protista

Question 1

characteristics of kingdom protista

Answer 1

eukaryotes
lots of variety
most species unicellular some multicellular
most aquatic
some are parasites

Question 2

origin of protists (2)

Answer 2

likely developed from the folded cell membrane of a prokaryotic cell
endosymbiosis

Question 3

endosymbiosis

Answer 3

an early eukaryotic cell engulfing a prokaryotic organism

Question 4

3 types of protists

Answer 4

animal-like
plant-like
fungi-like

Question 5

characteristics of animal-like protists (2)

Answer 5

heterotrophic zooplankton
single-celled

Question 6

example of animal like protists

Answer 6

paramecium
amoeba
giardia

Question 7

characteristics of plant-like protists (2)

Answer 7

autotrophic phytoplankton
single + multicellular

Question 8

example of plant-like protist

Answer 8

algae (spyrogyra)

Question 9

characteristics of fungi-like protists (2)

Answer 9

heterotrophic
use spores to reproduce
move with flagella and pseudopods

Question 10

example of fungi-like protist

Answer 10

slime mold

Question 11

reproduction of protista (single and multicellular)

Answer 11

single celled protists reproduce asexually with binary fission and sexually with conjugation
multicellular protists form sex cells