Protista

Question 1

Are most protists unicellular or multicellular?

Answer 1

unicellular

Question 2

How to protists respire? Which type of respiration do they use?

Answer 2

mitochondria; aerobic

Question 3

Protists are the most _______ cells of all the kingdoms

Answer 3

elaborate

Question 4

What 3 types of protista are there?

Answer 4

ingestive, absorptive, photosynthetic

Question 5

How do protista move?

Answer 5

flagella, cilia, pseudopdia

Question 6

Are protista autotrophic or heterotrophic?

Answer 6

either or both

Question 7

Are protista asexual or sexual?

Answer 7

either

Question 8

Can form ____ that survive harsh conditions

Answer 8

cysts

Question 9

most protista are ________

Answer 9

aquatic

Question 10

Protozoa are grouped by their means of _________

Answer 10

locomotion

Question 11

What are the Cilia?

Answer 11

Short hair-like projections used for movement

Question 12

What is the Flagella?

Answer 12

A whip-like tail used for movement.

Question 13

What are pseudopods?

Answer 13

a temporary protrusion of the surface of an amoeboid cell for movement and feeding.

Question 14

What do the Contractile Vacuoles do?

Answer 14

Regulate water level; Pushes out water.

Question 15

What are the Food Vacuoles for?

Answer 15

To store food.

Question 16

How are Protista classified?

Answer 16

By their method of nutrition: Animal-like;Plant-like; or Fungi-like.

Question 17

What kind of nutrition do Animal-like protista have?

Answer 17

Heterotrophic.

Question 18

What kind of nutrition do Plant-like protista have?

Answer 18

Autotrophic.

Question 19

What kind of nutrition do Fungi-like protista have?

Answer 19

Heterotrophic, Decomposers, & Absorption.

Question 20

What is the Cell Type, and Nutrition of Animal-like Protists?

Answer 20

Unicellular and Heterotrophic.

Question 21

What is another name for Ciliophorans?

Answer 21

Ciliates.

Question 22

What is another name for Zooflagellates?

Answer 22

Flagellates.

Question 23

How do Ciliophorans move?

Answer 23

Cilia.

Question 24

How do Sarcodinia move?

Answer 24

Pseudopods.

Question 25

How do Sporozoans move?

Answer 25

They dont’ move. They are parasitic.

Question 26

How do Zooflagellates move?

Answer 26

Flagella.

Question 27

What are the 4 types of Animal-like Protists?

Answer 27

Ciliophorans, Sarcodinia, Sporozoans, Zooflagellates.

Question 28

What are examples of Ciliophorans?

Answer 28

Paramecia and Stentor.

Question 29

What are examples of Sarcodinias?

Answer 29

Amoeba and Foraminiferans.

Question 30

What are examples of Sporozoans?

Answer 30

Plasmodium and Toxoplasma.

Question 31

What are examples of Zooflagellates?

Answer 31

Giardia and Trypanosoma.

Question 32

What is the Cell Type and Nutrition of Plant-like Protists?

Answer 32

Unicellular but some are Multicellular and Autotrophic.

Question 33

What are the sized of Plant-like Protists?

Answer 33

From microscopic to seaweeds hundreds of feet long.

Question 34

What are the habitats of Plant-like Protists?

Answer 34

Freshwater, Marine (saltwater), and moist soil habitats.

Question 35

What is the most famous Plant-like Protist?

Answer 35

Euglena.

Question 36

What are characteristics of Euglena?

Answer 36

Photoheterotrophic, has Flagella, found in Digestive Tracts of some animals, some have eye spot to help locate the sun.

Question 37

What is the Cell Type and Nutrition for Fungi-like Protists?

Answer 37

Multicellular and Heterotrophic.

Question 38

How do Fungi-like Protists reproduce?

Answer 38

Spores.

Question 39

What are the habitats for Fungi-like Protists?

Answer 39

Moist watery habitats like decaying wood or leaves.

Question 40

What is an environmental importance of Fungi-like Protists?

Answer 40

They act as decomposers.

Question 41

What are the types of Fungi-like Protists?

Answer 41

Saprobes (decomposers) or Parasitic.