Protists
Describe a Protist.
Anything that’s not an animal, plant, bacterium, or fungi
True or False. Some protists don't move.
True
How do all fungi reproduce?
Spores
What is the top of the mushroom called?
What is my favorite color?
Green
What is a parasitic protist?
Microsporidian
How do amoebas move?
Pseudopods: cytoplasm streaming into a bulge
What are fungal cell walls made of?
Chitin
What is the stalk of the mushroom called?
Stipe
When is my birthday?
Dec. 24th
Which protists clump together in a single-celled mass?
Slime Mold
What is used to move by whipping a tail-like structure back and forth?
How do fungi obtain food?
Secreting digestive enzymes
What part of the mushroom produces spores?
Gills
In what state did I grow up?
California
Which protists are a main food source for marine animals?
Plankton
What structures do paramecium use to move?
Cillia
What is a lichen?
Fungi and algae living together in symbiosis
What are hyphae?
Long cells bound together that make up fungi
What is my skeleton's name?
Jamal
How should we respond when others suggest protists are simple?
Protists are complex cells with abilities to move digest and respond to the environment
What are cilia?
Hair-like oars
Bad fungi can cause what harm?
Ringworm and athlete's foot
True or False. All fungi produce mushrooms.
False
What is at least one of my cat's names?
Mowgli and Bagheera