Protist

General

100

What is a unicellular organism?

On organism that is made up of one cell 

200

What cell does not contain a nucleus?

Prokaryotes 

300

True or False:

A Eukaryote cell contains a nucleus

True

400

Is a protist an example of a prokaryote or eukaryote?

Eukaryote 

500

Is bacteria an example of a prokaryote or a eukaryote?

Prokaryote 

Protist

100

Is a protist is an example of a unicellular organism or multicellular organism? 

Unicellular Organism 

200

Which two protist are most similar? 

Euglena and Volvox

300

Which protist is a unicellular organism but moves as a multicellular organism?

Volvox

400

Is a protist considered a living thing?

Yes 

500

What are the 4 protist we covered?

Paramecium, Euglena, Amoeba, Volvox

Amoeba

100

Is an amoeba considered a heterotroph, an autotroph or both?

Heterotroph 

200

What is the fluid like substance that is inside the cell?

Cytoplasm 

300

What is another word for pseudopods?

False feet

400

What are the two features that allow an amoeba to move?

Cytoplasmic Streaming and Pseudopods (false feet)

500

Does an amoeba have the ability to create its own nutrition? 

No

Paramecium

100

How does the paramecium move?

It uses cilia 

200

What feature allows the paramecium to engulf its food?

The oral groove 

300

The paramecium contains 2 nuclei - what are they called?

Micronucleus 

Macronucleus 

400

Is a paramecium considered an heterotroph or an autotroph? 

Heterotroph 

500

A paramecium contains long hairlike structures that allow them to move. What are these called?

Cilia 

Euglena

100

What structure allows the euglena to move?

Flagellum 

200

What other protist is most similar to the euglena? 

Volvox

300

What feature does the euglena have that allows it to detect sunlight?

Eyespot

400

The euglena contains chlorophyll and chloroplasts which allows what to talk place?

Photosynthesis 

500

Is a euglena considered a heterotroph, autotroph, or both?

Both a heterotroph and autotroph 

Volvox

100

What features allow the volvox to move?

It uses 2 flagellum 

200

Why is the volvox considered a autotroph? 

Because it undergoes photosynthesis 

300

The volvox has an eyespot - what does this allow it to do?

Detect sunlight 

400

What makes this protist different from the other protist when moving/traveling? 

It moves as a multicellular organism 

500

What two features does the volvox have that allows photosynthesis to take place?

Chlorophyll and Chloroplast