Types Of Cells Flashcards
What are protists?
Anywhere there is water, even in soil or rotting leaves, you’ll find protists. Unlike bacteria, protists have a nucleus and contain organelles such as mitochondria, ribosomes, and lysosomes. Lysosomes are the cleaning cells. They clean waste, worn out stuff (including itself).
What are diatoms?
Diatoms are found in both salt and fresh water. They contain chlorophyll and make their own food through photosynthesis. They are encased in two thin shells. They vary in shape, and are free floating.
What is euglena?
Euglena is both a plant and animal cell. Lots of sunlight=plant. No sunlight=animal. It is a common pond organism that also photosynthesis, and move by a means of a single flagellum.
What is the amoeba?
The amoeba is a single animal cell. It feeds by wrapping itself around food. It slowly engulfs food particles by extending its pseudopods. The membrane around it forms a food vacuole and digestion happens there.
What is the paramecium?
The paramecium obtain their food from the external environment. They are covered with short hairlike structures called cilia that are used for both movement and to sweep food into a tiny groove similar to a mouth.
What is Spirogyra?
Spirogyra is colonial, which means that they are composed of independent cell’s living together. Spirogyra looks like chains.
What is volvox?
Living balls made of many volvox live together as a colony. Each has its own flagellum and makes its own food by photosynthesizing.
What is stentor?
Stentor and some other unicellular organisms produce stalks to attach themselves to the bottom of ponds and streams. Like parmecium, stentor also has cilia, but these structures are used to bring in food rather than for movement.
What is chlamydomonas?
Chlamydomonas makes its own food through photosynthesis, and it moves by means of two long, whiplike structures called flagella.
What are some other unicellular organisms?
Arcella, and vorticella.
