Characteristics of Life
What is...amoeba, paramecium, euglena, volvox, bacteria
What is an "autotroph"?
Organism that can make their own food.
How does a paramecium move?
cilia
How does a euglena move?
flagella
A seed becomes a tree.
What is Growth and Development
True or False : ALL protists are eukaryotic.
TRUE
How do volvox move?
With flagella. Each individual has 2, but they work together and use many in unison.
How does an amoeba move?
Pseudopods
All living things are made of this basic unit of life
What are cells
What does it mean to be a "eukaryote" ?
Amoeba have to find and eat food. What vocab word describes this?
heterotrophic
What is the purpose of the photoreceptor (also called eyespot) in a euglena?
Detects light
Where do all cells come from?
Pre-exsisting cells
What is a key process a "plant-like" protist uses?
Photosynthesis
Where does a euglena get its energy from?
photosynthesis
Which structure does a paramecium have that acts as it's mouth?
Oral Groove
This word means maintaining a stable internal balance
What is homeostasis?
The structure that maintains water balance within a cell
What is a contractile vacuole?
Which type of protist have we talked about that form in colonies?
Volvox - because they are multicellular organisms
In plant-like protists, where does photosynthesis occur?
In the chloroplasts