Protist Characteristics
Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic?
Eukaryotic
Animal-like protists are called what?
Zooplankton
What are plant-like protists called?
Phytoplankton
How do fungus-like protists get their food?
Absorbing nutrients from dead or decaying matter
What phylum is made of green algae?
Chlororphyta
Do they have cell walls?
Yes
Malaria and african sleeping sickness are carried by __________.
Mosquitoes
What is red tide?
Red algae bloom that causes skin and eye irritation. Also kills fish.
T/F Most protists are similar.
False, they are the kingdom of organisms that don't fit in with other groups.
What phylum contains red tide and is also called the fire plants?
Pyrrophyta
Always unicellular, always multicellular, or can be either?
Can be either, usually unicellular
What is a trichocyst? (On ciliophora)
Harpoon like protective device
What does bioluminescent mean?
Glow in the dark
Fungus-like protist names end in _________.
-mycota
What phylum are the cellular slime molds?
a. Zoomastiginia
b. Phaeophyta
c. Acrasiomycota
C. AcrasioMYCOTA
Autotrophs, Heterotrophs, or either?
Can be either
What are pseudopods and how do they work?
"False feet" and capture food by surrounding it and trapping it.
Name 3 uses for algae.
Habitat, food, fuel, oxygen source, medicines, and foods.
What are some plants that Oomycota cause blight in?
Potato, grape, or tomato.
Which phylum moves with cilia?
Ciliophora
Divided into what 3 groups?
Animal-like
Plant-like
Fungus-like
In a paramecium, what do the macronucleus and micronucleus control?
Micro=reproduction
Macro=everything else
What 3 ways can chlorophyta live?
Unicellular, colonial, or multicellular
What is the most common type of reproduction in protists?
Binary fission
Which phylum is made of the golden algae?
Chrysophyta