The Kingdom Protista Gaiser Life Science

Know What do you know about protists as a group? Evidence Page # “I don’t know anything.” is not an acceptable answer. Use complete sentences. After listening to the PowerPoint lecture, come back here and list evidence to explain why your answer to the above question is or is not a good answer. You may also use other outside sources to help you respond.

Clarifying ?s Information Page # Protista protists- organisms that don’t fit into any other group - the junk drawer group types1. Animal-like: heterotrophs, unicellular, motile, AKA: protozoans Examples: amoeba, paramecium 2. Fungus-like: heterotrophs, have cell walls, reproduce by spores, motile Examples: water molds, slime molds motile- able to move spontaneously and actively 3. Plant-like: heterotrophs or autotrophs, unicellular or multicellular, eukaryotes Examples: seaweed, plankton, algae habitatMoist surroundings Examples: lakes, rivers, swamps impactCan cause malaria in humans FYI: Some protists are parasites, which live in or on another animal or “host.” They rob their host of food and nutrients while thriving themselves. The host almost always suffers ill health due to parasites and in some cases, the parasites end up killing the host. Summary:

Clarifying ?s Information Protista Page # Summary: protists- organisms that don’t fit into any other group - the junk drawer group types1. Animal-like: heterotrophs, unicellular, motile, AKA: protozoans Examples: amoeba, paramecium 2. Fungus-like: heterotrophs, have cell walls, reproduce by spores, motile Examples: water molds, slime molds motile- able to move spontaneously and actively 3. Plant-like: heterotrophs or autotrophs, unicellular or multicellular, eukaryotes Examples: seaweed, plankton, algae habitatMoist surroundings Examples: lakes, rivers, plants impactCan cause malaria in humans FYI: Some protists are parasites, which live in or on another animal or “host.” They rob their host of food and nutrients while thriving themselves. The host almost always suffers ill health due to parasites and in some cases, the parasites end up killing the host.

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