Protist Kingdom

Question 1

Animal-like Protists

Answer 1

Heterotrophic, consume prokaryotes, other protists, or organic wastes. Some are parasitic and consume nutrients from organism they live in. Includes Phylum Cercoza, Ciliophora, Zoomastigina, and Sporoza

Question 2

Fungus-like Protists

Answer 2

Absorb nutrients from living+dead organisms and wastes (considered heterotrophic). Two categories: slime moulds and water moulds. Phylums Myxomycota, Acrasiomycota, Oomycota.

Question 3

Plant-like Protists

Answer 3

Unicellular; include diatoms,dinoflagellates, and euglenoids; contain photosynthetic pigments in chloroplasts. Phylums Chrysophyta, Pyrrophyta, and Euglenophyta

Question 4

What are the three groups of protists?

Answer 4

Animal-like, Fungus-like, and Plant-like Protists