Protists 45 words

Protists §Animal-like vs Plant or Fungus like.. l Called Protozoans l Divided into 4 groups Pseudopods –False Feet. –Move by bulging cell membrane and flowing cytoplasm.

Pseudopods

Pseudopods Amoebas (Phylum Rhizopoda)

Protists §Animal-like vs Plant or Fungus like.. l Called Protozoans l Divided into 4 groups Ciliates –Have cilia –Hair like projections used for moving, sensing and obtaining food

Ciliates

Ciliates

Ciliates

Protists §Animal-like vs Plant or Fungus like.. l Called Protozoans l Divided into 4 groups Zooflagellates –Long whip like flagella

Zooflagellates

Zooflagellates

Protists §Animal-like vs Plant or Fungus like.. l Called Protozoans l Divided into 4 groups Sporozoans –Parasites that feed on the cells and fluids of host.

Sporozoans Plasmodium falciparum in blood, causes malaria

Sporozoans Trypanosoma in blood causes sleeping sickness

Protists §Fungus-like vs Plant or Animal-like l Use spores to reproduce Tiny cell able to grow into a new organism. l All able to move at some point in their lives. Water Molds and Downy Mildew

Water Molds and Downy Mildew

Protists §Fungus-like vs Plant or Animal-like l Use spores to reproduce Tiny cell able to grow into a new organism. l All able to move at some point in their lives. Slime molds.

Slime molds

Slime molds

Protists §Plant-like vs Fungus-like or Animal-like l Commonly called algae. l All are autotrophs. l Several Types Euglenoids –Can be heterotrophic in no-light

Euglenoids

Euglenoids

Euglenoids

Protists §Plant-like vs Fungus-like or Animal-like l Commonly called algae. l All are autotrophs. l Several Types Dinoflagellates –unicellular algae covered in stiff plates

Dinoflagellates

Dinoflagellates

Protists §Plant-like vs Fungus-like or Animal-like l Commonly called algae. l All are autotrophs. l Several Types Diatoms –unicellular algae with glass-like cell walls

Diatoms

Diatoms

Protists §Plant-like vs Fungus-like or Animal-like l Commonly called algae. l All are autotrophs. l Several Types Green Algae

Green Algae

Protists §Plant-like vs Fungus-like or Animal-like l Commonly called algae. l All are autotrophs. l Several Types Red Algae –Mostly Seaweeds

Red Algae

Red Algae

Protists §Plant-like vs Fungus-like or Animal-like l Commonly called algae. l All are autotrophs. l Several Types Brown Algae –more seaweeds

Brown Algae