Protist Review

Paramecium Looks like an oval with prickles all around it Moves using the “prickles” called cilia Consumes or eats food Most complex and specialized of the protists This group of organisms is called ciliates Animal-like protist

Paramecium http://www.eduplace.com/science/hmxs/ls/pdf/5rs_2_1-4.pdf

Paramecium

Amoeba Looks like a “splat” Moves by cytoplasmic streaming Moves using “finger-like” parts of blob called pseudopods Consumes food by surrounding food and engulfing it with the pseudopods and creating a food vacuole Animal-like

Amoeba http://www.eduplace.com/science/hmxs/ls/pdf/5rs_2_1-2.pdf

Amoeba

Euglena Looks like an oval with a tail Moves using a flagella which looks like a tail or a whip Has an eyespot but cannot see This group of organisms is call flagellates Can make food (photosynthesis) or capture food Contains chlorophyll in chloroplast Lives in fresh water Animal-like but sometimes plant-like

Euglena http://www.eduplace.com/science/hmxs/ls/pdf/5rs_2_1-3.pdf

Euglena

Volvox A volvox colony looks like a fuzz ball! Each individual volvox moves using two flagella Each individual volvox can make food through photosynthesis Volvox live in a colony – you have already drawn a colony Plant-like

Volvox http://www.eduplace.com/science/hmxs/ls/pdf/5rs_2_1-7.pdf

Volvox