1. Kingdom Protista SWBAT list the prime characteristics of organisms in the kingdoms Protista; describe three ways that protists may move; list two general ways that protists obtain energy; explain fragmentation and conjugation in protists

2. Kingdom Protista What common characteristics do organisms in kingdom Protista share? Have a nucleus (eukaroytic) Unicellular

3. Two Groups of Protists What are the two general types of organisms in this kingdom? Protozoa Animal like protists Move on their own Capture food Algae Plant like protists Perform photosynthesis Cannot move themselves

4. Structures of Protists Colony A group of unicellular protists living together, though capable of living on their own How is a colony different from tissue? Tissue cells cannot live on their own. Tissue is found in multicellular organisms

5. Movement of Protists What are the three general ways protists can move themselves? Flagella Whipped back and forth to propel the cell Cilia Move like oars to propel the cell Pseudopodia A buldge forms in the cytoplasm and works as an anchor for the cell to pull itself forward

6. Nutrition in Protists What are two general ways that protists get energy? Eat other protists, bacteria, or debris Use energy from the sun to make their own food Invagination An infolding of the cell that creates a food vacuole

7. The Importance of Protists Plankton Microscopic organisms that float or drift near the ocean’s surface How are protists (specifically plankton) important for life? Food source for most of the ocean’s animals What are some harmful effects that protists have? Cause diseases Malaria African sleeping sickness Dinoflagellates - toxic

8. Reproduction in Protists What is fragmentation? A protists creates threads called filaments which when broken result in 2 colonies. Breaks into two What is conjugation? Filaments line up and grow between protists. These tubes join the cells and allow genetic material to be exchanged