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HBio Protists
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protists are _______________, meaning they have a nucleus in their cells. | eukaryotic |
| Protists are a group of misfits, meaning they are very ______________. | diverse |
| Protists can be unicellular or ________________. | multicellular |
| A type of asexual reproduction in protists and some fungi in which part of the adult pinches off and forms a new organism. | Budding |
| Protists that resemble animals are ________________, meaning that they have to consume another organism to get their food/energy. | heterotrophs |
| Protists that resemble plants are ________________, meaning that they can make their own food/energy. | autotrophs |
| Protists that resemble fungi are ________________, meaning that they break down organic matter in order to obtain food/energy. | decomposers |
| Plasmodium is a protist that causes the disease ______________. | malaria |
| A rapid increase in the population of algae. | Algal bloom |
| Protists can reproduce sexually or _______________. | asexually |
| Any organism that causes disease. | pathogen |
| Theory that suggests eukaryotes arose from prokaryotes. (Theory also provides evidence explaining the formation of mitochondria and chloroplasts). | Endosymbiotic Theory |
| Extensions of cytoplasm that help some protists (like an amoeba) move around. | pseudopod |
| Tiny hair-like structures that beat in unison to help some protists (like a paramecium) move around. | cilia |
| A whip-like tail that beats back and forth to help some protists (like euglena) move around. | flagellum |
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