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Protist
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heterotroph | Organisms that have to “hunt” for their food |
| Autotroph | Organisms that can make their own food |
| Multicellular | An organism made up of many cells 2 |
| Unicellular | A one-celled organism |
| Eukaryote | An organism that contains a nucleus |
| Bioluminescence | The production of light by living organisms |
| What is a flagellum? | Wipe like tail |
| What is a pseudopod? | False foot/foot or arm like extension of cytoplasm |
| What is cilia? | Hair-like structures |
| Where do you find protists? | Water & ponds |
| Which subgroup is NOT part of the Protista Kingdom: Animal-like, Bacteria-like, Fungi-like, Plant-like | Bactria-Like |
| Animal-like protists are known as: | Protozoan |
| Plant-like protists are known as: | Algae |
| A slime mold belongs to which protist group - animal-like, plant-like or fungi-like? | Fungi |
| What is binary fission? | Cell Divides into 2 identical cells |
| How do fungi-like protists get their food? | Decomposer ~Feed of of other organisms~ |
| The euglena is a fungi-like protist. | False |
| Fungi-like protists reproduce by binary fission. | False |
| Plant-like protists contain chloroplasts. | True |
| All protists are eukaryotic. | True |
| All of the Earth’s oxygen is made from protists. | False |