Kingdom Protista Flashcards
Most protists are…
Microscopic and unicellular
They can either be
Autotrophic or heterotrophic
Most protists can_______ during their lifetime
Move
Protists can reproduce
Asexually, sexually, or both
What are the three groups of protists
Animal like, plant like, and fungus like
What is another word and example of animal like protists
Protozoans and paramecium
What is another word and example of plant like protists
Algae and euglena
What are examples of fungus like protists
Plasmodial slide mold and water mold
What are the characteristics of animal like protists
Heterotrophic, mostly unicellular, no cell walls, can move, and reproduce sexually, asexually, or both
Protozoans are classified according to
Locomotion, feeding habits, and reproduction
What are the four phylums of animal like protists
Sacrodina, ciliophora, zoo assigns, and sporozoa
How do sacrodina move
Pseudopods
What is an example of sacrodina
Amoeba
How do ciliophora move
Cilia
What is an example of ciliophora
Paramecium
How do zoomastigina move
Flagella
What are examples of zoomastigina
Trypanosoma aka African sleeping sickness
How do sporozoa move
They don’t
What is an example of sporozoa
Plasmodium aka malaria
All protists are…
Eukaryotic
What are plant like protists called
Algae
Where do plant like protists live
Water
What are the characteristics of plant like protists
Autotrophs, have flagella, pyrenoids
What are phytoplankton
What covers the surface of the ocean. They are small unicellular algae at the bottom of the food chain
What are colonial algae
A group of unicellular organisms living and working together
What is an example of a colonial algae
Volvox
What is a filamentous alga
Spirogyra
What is a large multicellular algae
Kelp
The body of a multicellular algae is called a
Thallus
