Term | Definition |
What is another name for an animal-like protist? | protozoan |
What does algae use to capture the suns energy? | pigments |
What do fungus like protists use to reproduce? | spores |
What are plant like protists commonly called? | algae |
Algae have many ________ , or chemicals that produce color. | pigments |
What characteristic distinguishes most animal-like protists from other protists? | They are heterotrophs, unicellular, and most can move to get food |
What characteristic distinguishes plant-like protists from other
protists? | They are autotophs, can be uni o multi-cellular, and use pigments to capture the suns energy |
What characteristic distinguishes fungus-like protists from other
protists? | They are heterotrophs, have cell walls, and use spores to reproduce? |
What characteristics are shared by all three types of protists? | they are all eukaryotes |
What is a protist? | a eukaryote that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus |
what is a protozoan? | an animal-like protist |
what is a pseudopod? | a temporary bulge of the cytoplasm used for feeding and movement |
what is a contractile vacuole? | a structure that collects excess water and expels it from a cell |
what is cilia? | hair-like projections that are used to sweep in food and move |
what is algae? | plant like protists |
what is pigment? | a chemical that produces color |
what is a spore? | a tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism |
what is photoluminescent? | the neon glow given off by dinoflagellates |
what is red tide? | a toxic condition in the water caused by dinoflagellates that makes the water red |
all fungus like protists can ______ at some point in there lives. | move |
Some algae in ponds, lakes, and oceans produce much of Earth’s ___________ . | oxygen |
What are the 4 types of protozoans? | cilia, sarqodine, flagellates, and parasites |
what are the 5 types of algae? | euglenoids, dinoflagellates, diatoms, red algae, and brown algae |
what are the 3 types of fungus like protists? | Water molds, slime molds, and downy mildew |
Which type of algae are used in foods and can be eaten by humans? | Red algae and brown algae |
Which algae produces diatomaceous earth? | diatoms |
Which type of algae have plant like structures (stalk, blade)? | brown algae |
Which protist caused the Irish potato famine? | water molds |
What is the Volvox method of movement? | flagella |
What is the paramecium method of movement? | cilia |
What is the ameoba method of movement? | pseudopod |
What is the euglena method of movement? | flagella |
is a volvox a autotroph, heterotroph, or both? | heterotroph |
is a paramecium a autotroph, heterotroph, or both? | heterotroph |
is a ameoba a autotroph, heterotroph, or both? | heterotroph |
is a euglena a autotroph, heterotroph, or both? | both |