Protists
What is a protist?
Includes Protozoa and Algae, which are EUKARYOTIC.
What are algae?
Eukaryotic, autotrophs with cell walls (with cellulose). Unicellular or Multicellular.
What is an algal bloom?
Algae grow excessively in water
What is a hypha?
This is how a filament of cells is called in fungus
What are the three types of protists?
Fungi-like (moulds), Plant-like (ALGAE), and Animal-like protists (PROTOZOA).
How do Fungi consume food?
They can be saprophytic, parasitic, or symbiotic.
What structures are in a plant cell?
Chloroplasts, vacuole, cell membrane, cell wall, and nucleus.
What is lichen?
It is a combination of fungus and algae.
What is mycellium?
A cluster of hyphae
What are the two types of reproduction in protists and what are they called?
Asexual Reproduction (Binary fission) and Sexual Reproduction (Sporulation)
What are the three types of fungi?
unicellular, mushroom-forming fungus and mold
What are the two types of algae?
MicroAlgae and MacroAlgae
What protist produce antibiotics?
Fungi like Penicillium sp.
Why algae are not plants?
They don´t have organs like plants (roots, stems or true leaves) and some of them can be motile.
Name three examples of protists
Protozoa: Paramecium, Amoeba, Flagellate, and Sporozoan.
Algae: Diatom, Dino-flagellate
Molds: Slime molds, Water Molds,
Give an example of harmful fungi.
Parasitic like Athlete´s foot fungi.
What are macroalgae?
They are multicellular and they are: green, red and brown.
Why algal bloom can be harmful?
It can damage the environment by depleting oxygen in the water, which can kill fish and other living creatures.
Algae can reproduce sexually and asexually
TRUE
Where do Protists usually live?
Moist and aquatic environments.
Give an example of helpful fungi.
Yeast produces bread or beer.
Mushrooms-forming fungi recycle nutrients in the forest.
Some moulds can produce antibiotics.
How algae can reproduce?
By sexual and asexual reproduction (binary fission)
What is a helpful algae?
They provide oxygen and shelter for other living beings.
How saprophytic fungi feed?
They release chemical substances that digest food and then absorb them.