Protests Flashcards
Consists of a single cell
unicellular
Made up of many cells working together
multicellular
a tiny hair-like structure that lets it move and feed
cilia
Have complex cells and nuclei EX. Euglena, Amoeba, Paramecium, and Volvox
Eukaryote
Have simple cells without a nucleus
Prokaryote
Extensions of it’s cell to move and capture food
pseudopods
Can make it’s own food using light energy
autotroph
Cannot make it’s own food and relies on consuming other organisms
heterotroph
A green pigment that captures sunlight
chlorophyll
a whip like structure that helps some organisms move
flagella
Euglena
Plant like and Animal like. Uses flagella’ and reproduces by binary Fission
Paramecium
Animal like, uses Cilia, and Binary Fission
Amoeba
Animal like, moves using pseudopods, and binary fission
Volvox
Has two flagella, Asexually and sexually, and animal like and plant like.
When the protist finds it’s DNA and copies two exact daughter cells
binary Fission