Protist Flashcards
1
Q
-eukaryotic
-most unicellular, some are multicellular
-range I’m size from a microscopic amoeba to giant seaweed
-thougjt to be the ancestor to all other Eukaryotic kingdoms
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Kingdom protista
2
Q
Where are protists found ?
A
- fresh water
- salt water
-inside organisms
3
Q
Protists are classified by
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The way they obtain nutritions
4
Q
If a protist a protist obtains food animal like it is a
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Heterotroph
5
Q
If a protist a protist obtains food plant like it is an
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Autotroph
6
Q
If a protist a protist obtains food fungus like it is a
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Heterotroph (external digestion )
7
Q
- heterotrophs
-unicellular
-classified by the way they move
E.g , pseudopods (fake foot 🦶), flagella, cilia
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- Characteristics of Animal-like a protist (aka protozoans )
8
Q
- photoautotrophs
- multi or unicellular
-contains chlorophyll
-but no roots, streams, or leaves
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- Plant-like protist (aka algae or plankton )
9
Q
- heterotrophs
-decompose dead organisms
-most unicellular
-external digestion, then absorb nutrients
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- Fungas-like protist
10
Q
Protist have both important roles in ____ and __&&
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Ecological and disease