protists Flashcards
1
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autotrophs
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producers: able to make their own food
2
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heterotrophs
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consumers: depend on other sources for food
3
Q
protists
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- unicellular, eukaryotic
- variety of shapes and colours
- move around using whips or hairs
4
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protists
animal-like (protozoans)
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animal-like because they consume other organisms for food
e.g amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, sporozoans
5
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protists
fungus-like
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fungus-like because they absorb nutrients from other organisms, living or dead
e.g slime moulds, water moulds
6
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protists
plant-like
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plant-like because they make their own food through photosynthesis
e.g euglenoids, diatoms, dinoflagellates
