Protist Characteristics
Are protists prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms?
Eukaryotic
Are fungi prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms?
Eukaryotic
What is it called when algae release toxins into the water?
Red tide
What do fungi use to reproduce?
Spores
Is slime mold a fungus?
Are protists multicellular or unicellular organisms?
Both (can be multicellular or unicellular)
Are fungi multicellular or unicellular organisms?
Both (can be either multicellular or unicellular)
Name one disease caused by a protist.
Answers may vary, look up the disease name if necessary. Chagas, malaria, giardiasis are common ones.
How do spores move?
By being carried by the wind or water (*as well as animals*).
*optional answer
Is algae an example of a fungus?
No
Where do protists typically live?
Moist environments, water.
Where do fungi like to grow?
Warm, moist environments.
malaria
Do protists use sexual or asexual reproduction?
Can use either (both)
Where is most of the genetic material found in eukaryotic cells?
Nucleus
What important role do fungi play in an ecosystem?
Decomposers (saprotrophs)
What is the general term used to describe a unicellular fungus?
Yeast
What part of the fungus is the most dangerous to human health?
The spores
Do fungi use asexual or sexual reproduction?
Can use either (both)
Eglena- they are plant-like because they make their own food and animal-like because they also consume other living things for food.
Explain what chitin is and why it is significant for classification.
Chitin is a substance found in fungi cell walls and in insects exoskeleton. Chitin helps differentiate between fungi and plant cells.
Which disease is caused by the protist Trypanosoma cruzi
Chagas
Define or describe both fission and fusion.
Fission is an asexual mode of reproduction that is like cloning. Fusion is a mode of sexual reproduction where genetic information is exchanged.
What is a lichen?
A combination of algae and fungi