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protist questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| characteristics of algae and how they obtain food | all are autotrophs, they use the suns energy to make their on food, most of the oxygen in the earths atmosphere is made by algae, algae vary in size, algae are different inn color |
| general characteristics of all fungi, including how they obtain food | they obtain food trough hyphae that grow into their food source, they feed on dead organisms, fungi can cause diseases on plats, they decompose other organisms, source of medicine |
| red tide and its impact on earths waters and ecosystems | red tides mostly occur when theres an increase in nutrients in the water, red tides are dangerous when the toxins that the algae produce become concentrated in the bodies of organisms that consume algae and shellfish feed on algae. |
| how protozoans move and obtain food | pseudopods move and feed by forming false feet, cilia move by using hairlike projections, flagella use long whiplike structures to move, parasites feed on cells and body fluids |
| the 6 steps of eutrophication | fertilizers cause an increase in nutrients, algae growth increases, algae prevents sun light from reaching the other plants, plants die and sink to the bottom, bacteria have a feast and reproduce and use up all the oxygen in the water, wild life die |
| why lichen are important to an environment | after a disaster, lichen grow on rocks and break down so new plants can grow |
| examples of fungus like protists | slime mold, water molds, downy mildews |
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