Examples
The _____ sisters!
Amoeba
True or False. Protists were some of the earliest life forms on Earth.
True
Protists are important for life because they act as crucial ___ ___ at the base of aquatic food chains.
Primary producers
You drink it everyday.
Water
Protists are prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
eukaryotic
Fungus-like protists that feed on decaying organic matter
slime molds
Protists produce roughly ___ of Earth’s oxygen.
50%
What matter do they break down that returns nutrients to the soil and water?
dead organic matter
Salty body of water
Ocean or sea
Their cells have a ____ bound nucleus.
membrane
Large multicellular plant-like protist
Kelp (brown algae)
The total weight of all protists on Earth is about ____ the total weight of all animals.
Twice
True or False. They are not important for environmental health.
False
Protists can be found in this stuff you walk on at the beach.
Sand
They use specialized organelles like a mitochondria and ____.
Chloroplast
A photosynthetic flagellated protist
euglena
True or False. Protists can be animals, plants, and fungi.
False
Protists help develop ___ for sicknesses.
Medicines
Since protists can be found in anything body of water, name three bodies of freshwater.
lakes, ponds, streams, etc.
True or False. They act as a diverse group that doesn’t fit in with plants, animals, or fungi.
True
Aquatic, photosynthetic organisms with silica shells
What is the nickname for protists?
junk drawer
Protists help develop medicines for sicknesses, specifically____.
arthritis
They can be found ___ other organisms as symbionts or ____.
inside; parasites
Protists move using the pseudopdia, ___, or ___.
flagella, cilia