1st row
what are protists?
if they're not a plant, animal, fungus, or bacteria then they're a protist
what are animal-like protist?
they are protists that are similar to animals by how they move from place to place to get food.
what is cilia?
help propel cells through the water
what is the cellular mobility of psuepods called?
amoeboid movement
how are animal-like protists similar to animals?
they move from place to place to find food to consume.
what disease does sporozoans create?
malaria
where is malaria commonly found in?
Africa
what is a macronucleus?
it has the ability to have the information nessasary for daily function
how are different phyla divided?
by the way they move
what is a different way to say animal-like protists?
protozoa.
what are some ways protists can help us humans?
they can help by smaller animals eating the protist and larger animals eating the smaller animal to help reproduce
are most protist helpful or harmful?
helpful
what is a micronucleus?
it helps small unicellular cells have many sofisticated features
what is a cytosome?
a mouth-like opening
what are the two parasitic protozoan flagellates?
tyroconyha and giardia
what are the 3 catogories of protists?
animal-like protists, plant -like protists, and fungus -like protists
what are the 4 phyla?
sporozoans, ciliates, amoeboids, and flagella
what are some of the benefits of protozoa?
they consume many bacterias ex: provide source of food for animals in water and land, help recycle nutrients.
what is the estamated amount of protist speices?
200,000
paramecia has an indentation called a gullet that acts like a...
mouth
what helps the phyla flagellates move?
flagella
what is another word for animal-like protists that have flagellates?
zooflagella
how does protozoa help keep our water clean by purifying sewge?
by consuming waste materials as a food source
what does a food vacuole do?
a small bubble chamber is formed around the food to help digest a meal
what does the temporary projections of the cytoplasm in the amoebas called pseudopods do?
they move to help consume their prey.