Protists - T1 S4

Question 1

A eukaryote that did not fit the description of a plant, fungus, or animal

Answer 1

Protists

Question 2

Why are protists important?

Answer 2

Very metabolically diverse
Ecosystem functions
Medically important
Industrial application

Question 3

Protists are photosynthetic (T/F)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

How many flagella do Euglenoids have?

Answer 4

2 or more

Question 5

Also called “Whirling Cells”
2 flagella of different lengths
Major component of ocean plankton

Answer 5

Dinoflagellates

Question 6

Name 3 protists that contain yellowish pigments

Answer 6

Golden Algae
Diatoms
Brown Algae

Question 7

Golden Algae have 2 flagella and can be both autotrophs and heterotrophs (T/F)

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Diatoms have a 2-part silica cell walls and are unicellular (T/F)

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What is the most complex and largest protist?

Answer 9

Brown Algae

Question 10

Are Slime Molds unicellular, multicellular, or both

Answer 10

Both (Unicellular and Multicellular)

Question 11

These protists are decomposers and parasites

Answer 11

Water Molds (Connected to the Irish Potato Famine)

Question 12

What protozoa produce pseudopodia?

Answer 12

Amoeboid

Question 13

What is pseudopodia used for?

Answer 13

Locomotion and Phagocytosis

Question 14

Which protozoa is among the oldest?

Answer 14

Radiolarians

Question 15

Which Protozoa is connected to the White Cliffs of Dover?

Answer 15

Foraminiferans

Question 16

What is the use for cilia?

Answer 16

Used for feeding and movement

Question 17

Name a common protozoa with complex cells

Answer 17

Ciliates

Question 18

Chagas Disease is also known as what?

Answer 18

Kissing Bug