1 Protists
“Protists have a nucleous, meaning they are Prokaryotic, or Eukaryotic?
Eukaryotic
“Considering that the brain eating amoeba consumes nerve cells as a food source, would it be considered a heterotroph or autotroph?”
Heterotroph
Pink ciliates belong to this kingdom because they have a nucleus.
What is protista
Karenia brevis has two whipping-like structures which allow it to spin while moving.
What are flagella?
Euglena Viridis is green because of this.
What is Chloroplasts?
Protists usually live in this environment
What is oceans?
How many days are you expected to live after being infected with the brain eating amoeba?
Roughly Eight days.
Pink ciliates have a lot of tiny hairs that help them move and feed.
What are cilia?
“What is the phylum of the species that causes red tide?”
Dinoflagellates
Euglena Viridis has a lot in common with another kingdom.
What is Plantae?
“Some protists have chloroplasts, while others don’t. Does this mean protists are heterotrophs, autotrophs, or could they be both?”
They can be either, or both(mixotroph).
The Naegleria Fowleri has a symbiotic relationship with this (_____ Organisms)
What are Microbial?
When pink ciliates eat too many of their own species, they grow bigger but they die eventually.
What is cannibalism?
Spikes of Karenia brevis are a regular, naturally occurring event in this large body of water off the coast of Florida.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
Euglena Viridis is sensitive to this and will move away from it.
What is light?
“What part of protist cells are used for movement, that not all protists have?” (Also known as "false feet")
Pseudopods
The disease that Brain Eating Amoeba Causes
What is PAM?
Pink ciliates are pink because they contain special pigmentation.
What is blepharismin?
Because it can make use of both photosynthesis and the ingestion of other organisms, Karenia brevis is described as this.
What is a mixotroph?
In the absence of sunlight, Euglena Viridis lives off of this method, it absorbs products of decaying matter in the water through its body.
What is saprozoic?