Kingdom Protista Flashcards
What are Protists?
Organisms that do not seem to fit anywhere else and can be plant animal or fungi like
Do organisms in kingdom Protista have organelles and a nucleus?
Yes
Give examples of animal like Protists
Amoeba
Paramecium
What are pseudopods?
Pseudopods or “false feet” are used for movement or capturing food in plant like Protists and are actually projections of their cytoplasm
Can a paramecium reproduce asexually or sexually
Both. Asexually through finery fission and sexually through conjugation
Give examples of plant like Protists
Euglena and green algae
What is chloroplast and chlorophyll?
The green pigment used in photo synthesis
What is a flagella?
A long tail like organelle that is used for locomotion
What is unique to a euglena?
It has an eye spot
What domain is kingdom Protista in?
Eukaryota
Give an example of a fungi like protist
Slime moulds
Where do fungi like Protists live?
Cool dark and most environments
Give examples of dangerous Protists
Plasmodium
Malaria
What genetic condition can reduce your risk for malaria?
Sickle cell anemia
What do Mosquitos inject when they give someone malaria?
Sporozoites
What are the three types of locomotion in protists?
- Cilia
- Flagella
- Pseudopodia
