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What are Protists?

a single-celled organism.

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How does a euglena move?

Flagella

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What are pseudopods used for?

used to trap food

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What colors can algae be?

Red, brown, green

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What is "Macro?"

Large

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Are the Protists we talked about unicellular,  multicellular or both?

Unicellular. They can act like multicellular organisms. 

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Which 2 types have red eye spots?

Euglena & Volvox

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What is an animal-like protist that has a pseudopod? 

Amoeba

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How does a Volvox move?

2 flagella in a colony

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What is cytoplasmic streaming?

Movement of cytoplasm in the amoeba responsible for movement of organism

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How are plant-like protists different from actual plants?

Plant-like protists don't have roots; plants are only multicellular


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What are cilia?

Tiny hairs for movement

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The finger-like structures that they project forward are called?

pseudopods

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Define Binary Fission

Splitting of an organism into 2 (reproduction type)

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Which protist has 2 nuclei?

Paramecium

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Do protists have a nucleus? What are they called?

Yes, eukaryotes

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How does an autotroph get food?

Sun/photosynthesis

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How do they move their body?

Cytoplasmic Streaming

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How fast can a paramecium move?

12 body lengths per second?

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What is a pseudopod? 

False foot

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Where do most protists live?

aquatic habitats

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Which protists are autotrophic?

Euglena and Volvox

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How can you avoid diseases caused by Protista?

Cook food thoroughly, stay out of Red Tide, pay attention to local warnings

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What does algae contain?

Chloroplasts or chlorophyll to make their own food.

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What kingdom are protists in? 

Eukarya