1. protists
Notes # 4

2. Kingdom: Protista
The kingdom Protista gets the ‘leftover’ type of cells and organisms that don’t fit easily into other kingdoms.
This Kingdom has a lot of variety, but most protists have 3 things in common:
1. unicellular
2. are Eukaryotes ( have a nucleus and other organelles)
Live in moist, watery environments

3. Protists shape and structure
Protists are classified by the way they move and gather food

4. Group 1: Pseudopods
Pseudopods use their ‘false foot’ extension to propel the organism and to engulf food
Pseudo-means false or fake
Pod-means foot
Example: Amoeba

7. Group 2: Ciliates
Ciliates use cilia – tiny hair like projections that move in a wave pattern, like oars in a rowboat.
Example: Paramecium

8. Paramecium

9. Group 3: Flagellates: use a flagellum, long whip-like tail to move Example: Euglena