What is Protist
What are protists?
Simple Eukaryotes
Protists are classified based on how?
They obtain their energy
How to plant-like protists obtain their energy?
By making their own food through phtotosythesis
What are the three various structures that protist use for movement?
Cilia, Flagellum, Pseudopod
If protist disappears, what would the Earth not have enough of in order to support life?
Oxygen
Where are protists found?
Found in the domain.
What is another name for classified autotroph?
Plant like
What are 4 examples of plant like protist?
algae, kelp, diatoms, volvox, euglena
What can flagella be compared to?
A fish's tail fin.
What would happen to the aquatic food chain if the protist disappeared?
It would collapse
Protists are mostly?
Unicellular
Animal-like can also be called?
Heterotroph
How do Animal-like protist obtain their energy?
By eating other organisms.
What are Cilia?
Tiny, hair-like structures that some protist use to move around from one place to another.
Without the two animal like protists, what would happen to the many aquatic animals?
They would die of starvation.
Protists are found in?
Aquatic ecosystems or wet environments
What is another name for Fungus like?
Heterotroph
What are 2 examples of animal-like protist?
Amoeba, Paramecium, daphnia, cyclops
What are Flagella?
Are whip-like structures that some protist use to move around from one place to another.
What plant-like protist makes the majority of the oxygen used by consumer on Earth?
Phytoplankton
What is example of where you can find protist?
The forest floor
Why is Protista call Nature's Junk Drawer?
Due to having characteristics similar to other kingdoms. They have enough differences that scientists can't clearly classify them with any other kingdoms they have their own.
How do fungus-like protist obtain energy and what are two examples of fungus protist?
Obtain their energy by breaking down and decaying dead, organic matter.
What are Pseudopod? And protists use Pseudopods?
Are "false feet" structures that some protist use to move around. They are temporary or semi-permanent extensions of their cytoplasm. They can also use them to help capture their prey.
Amoeba
What two animal-like protists that can be found in the first two levels of any aquatic food chain?
Phyoplankton and zooplankton