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Protists
7TH GRADE Biology: protists
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are two things all protists have in common? | Eukaryotes, moist habitats. |
| How are animal-like protists similar to plant-like protists? | Both are eukaryotes. |
| How are animal-like protists different from plant-like protists? | Animal-like protists are heterotrophs, and plant-like protists are autotrophs. |
| How do protozoans with pseudopods move? | Bulges form and pull it along. |
| How do protozoans with flagella move? | Propels themselves with the whip-like flagella and use it like a paddle. |
| How do protozoans with cilia move? | Beats cilia to move. |
| What are sporozoans and plasmodium examples of? | Parasites. |
| Define symbiosis. | A relationship where at least one of the species benefit. |
| Define mutualism. | One type of symbiosis where both species benefit. |
| Define contractile vacuole. | A structure that collects extra water and then expels it. |
| What category of protist do the following characteristics fall under: eukaryote, heterotroph, unicellular, has cell walls | Fungus-like |
| What category of protist do the following characteristics fall under: eukaryote, autotroph, unicellular or multicellular | Plant-like |
| What category of protist do the following characteristics fall under: eukaryote, heterotroph, unicellular, protozoans | Animal-like |
| Define spore. | A tiny cell able to grow into a new organism. |
| Where do slime molds live? | In moist soil, decaying plants and trees. |
| How do slime molds move? | Form pseudopods. |
| What are downy mildews? | "Watermold" |
| What are water molds? | Tiny threads that look like a fuzzy covering. |
| What are features of euglenoids? | -green -unicellular -algae -fresh water -can be heterotrophic |
| What are features of dinoflagellates? | -unicellular -algae -stiff plates -two flagella -glow in the dark |
| What are features of diatoms? | -unicellular -glasslike cell walls -used in toothpaste |
| What are features of green algae? | -uni or multi cellular |
| What are features of red algae? | -multicellular seaweeds |
| What are features of brown algae? | -cool, rocky water |
| What is eutrophication? | When nutrients build up in a lake or pond, causing an increase in the growth of algae. |
| What is an algal bloom? | The rapid growth of a population of algae. |
| What is a red tide? | Saltwater algal blooms. |