animal like protists : amoebas Flashcards
1
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what are animal like protists called
A
protozoa
2
Q
what are the three protists categories
A
- animal like (ingestive)
- fungi like (absoptive)
- plant like (photosynthesis)
3
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what are the cell charateristics of animal like protists
A
single celled
4
Q
are animal like protists motile
A
yes
5
Q
how do they feed
A
phagocytosis
6
Q
what are the different groups of locomotion
A
flagella, cilia, pseudopodia, non-motile
7
Q
can they be parasitic
A
yes
8
Q
are they heterothrophic or mixotrophic
A
can be both
9
Q
do they have cell walls
A
no cell walls, can have pellicle
10
Q
what do they have to help ingest food
A
food vacuoles
11
Q
what are the animal like protists
A
- ameobas
- ciliates
- flagellates
-euglenozoans
12
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what are amoebas
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- unicellular
- pseudopodia
- contractile vacuole
- found in soil, freshwater, marine environments
- heterotrophic
13
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what is a heterotroph
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eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
14
Q
what is a pseudopod? who forms them ?
A
ameoba , temporary extension used for locomotion
15
Q
what is mixothroph?
A
uses both ingestion and photosynthesis
